Calafiori slots in opener within 30 seconds before Havertz second
Grealish on as half-time substitute for Man City but Odegaard scores a third
Kai Havertz
Arsenal have been very impressive here and they have a two-goal lead now.
Martin Odegaard puts in an inswinging cross from the right wing and debutant Christos Tzolis nods it down at the back post to Kai Havertz, and he heads in from six yards out.
Gianluigi Donnarumma got a touch but couldn't keep it out.
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Early signs that Manchester City will struggle this season, the team looks a shadow of themselves.
James, Leicester
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
Good spell from Arsenal but Martin Odegaard's scooped ball is beyond Ben White in the right wing position.
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
Elliot Anderson tries to send Erling Haaland away with a clever ball over the top but Arsenal defender Cristhian Mosquera tracks the run well and beats the Norwegian to the ball.
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
Manchester City's Phil Foden is booked for pulling down an opposition player just as Arsenal were threatening a break - after David Raya had caught a City corner.
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
Arsenal finally playing exciting football.
Bob, Essex
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
Then Jeremy Doku bursts into the Arsenal box where he's denied by a good Gabriel sliding tackle. Gabriel celebrates it like a goal.
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
Noni Madueke wins the ball and backheels it to Arsenal midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, who doesn't pick out a team-mate with a low ball.
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
That was only the second shot of the game for either side, and the first since the 23rd second.
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Pat Nevin
Former Everton winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
The shot from Foden was pretty good, it bounced right in front of Raya but there wasn't a lot of pace on it. I wasn't sure it was the best ball because Semenyo was in a great position.
Foden would have seen him but he just decided not to play him.
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
Phil Foden hasn't scored since 14 December 2025.
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
City's best chance of the game. A long spell of possession, with Elliot Anderson involved, ends with Phil Foden curling in a shot from 20 yards which David Raya gets down low to save well.
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Elliot Anderson, who seems to be playing on the right side for City here, swings in a cross that is just beyond the run of Erling Haaland.
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
City have had a lot more of the ball - with a better passing accuracy - than Arsenal so far. But they are doing nothing with it.
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Pat Nevin
Former Everton winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
There is a good battle going on between Khusanov and Tzolis.
Tzolis has tried to go by him once and do him for pace - good luck mate, you're going to need a trick as well, pace isn't going to be enough.
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
Martin Odegaard swings it in - and Gabriel goes down screaming for a penalty. But the referee says free-kick to City instead. Abdukodir Khusanov and Gabriel were both pulling each other's shirts.
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
But they win another one. Martin Odegaard to take this.
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Noni Madueke's corner is headed away.
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
First corner of the game to Arsenal as Josko Gvardiol blocks Noni Madueke's low cross. Here we go...
Arsenal 1-0 Man City
Manchester City are trying to attack but moments later it's back to Gianluigi Donnarumma, who pumps a long ball down the field.
Only Manchester United (21) have won more Community Shield titles than Arsenal (18)
At a glance
Arsenal win 18th Community Shield title
New signing Christos Tzolis impresses with two assists
Manchester City underwhelm in first competitive match under Enzo Maresca
Premier League champions Arsenal produced a statement win over rivals Manchester City to lift the 2026 Community Shield in Cardiff.
Mikel Arteta's side took the lead after just 23 seconds when Myles Lewis-Skelly slipped in Riccardo Calafiori, who slotted an effort past Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Arsenal then doubled their lead in the 28th minute through Kai Havertz's downward header after summer signing Christos Tzolis had nodded Martin Odegaard's cross back across goal.
Three minutes into the second half, Tzolis found Odegaard in the City box and the Norwegian forced Donnarumma to the floor with an excellent fake shot before passing the ball into the opposite corner.
The Gunners' victory over the FA Cup holders gave them their second trophy in four months and their 18th Community Shield title overall.
The match was played at Principality Stadium while Wembley hosts Canadian singer The Weeknd's 'After Hours til Dawn' tour.
Why were Arsenal so dominant in the Community Shield?
With two assists, Greek forward Tzolis starred on the left side of Arsenal's attack.
The 24-year-old was directly involved in a league-high 40 goals for Club Brugge last season, scoring 17 times and providing 23 assists
Tzolis, who cost Arsenal £34m this summer, is back in England having made 30 appearances for Norwich between 2021 and 2024.
New team-mate Bruno Guimaraes also started Arsenal's win but had a quieter game at the base of the Gunners' midfield.
Lewis-Skelly was another player who impressed by setting up Arsenal's first amid transfer links to Chelsea and Manchester United.
Odegaard had an effort cleared off the line by Josko Gvardiol just before half-time, while second-half substitute Bukayo Saka blasted an effort over from a good position late on.
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Manchester City were playing their first competitive game without Pep Guardiola as their manager in over 10 years, since Manuel Pellegrini oversaw a 1-1 draw with Swansea in May, 2016.
New manager Enzo Maresca gave £116m signing Elliot Anderson his competitive City debut and started Phil Foden, who had been out of favour under Guardiola last season.
Jack Grealish also came on in the second half for his first City appearance in 15 months.
City were unable to match Arsenal's physicality but did test goalkeeper David Raya numerous times, with the Spaniard doing well to keep out low, driven shots from Foden and Antoine Semenyo.
Their defeat was the biggest in the Community Shield since 2014, when Arsene Wenger's Arsenal also beat Pellegrini's City 3-0.
Arsenal kick off the new Premier League season when they host Coventry City on Friday (20:00 BST).
Manchester City are at home to Bournemouth on Sunday (14:00 BST).
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