Community Shield: Arsenal thrash Man City 3-0 to win first silverware of season

   Arsenal thrashed Manchester City 3-0 in this years Community Shield to win the first silverware of the 2026/2027 campaign. The Gunners came out flying in the game played at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, South Wales. They took the lead within the opening seconds after Myles Lewis-Skelly found Riccardo Calafiori inside the box. Calafiori kept his composure to slide home the ball after Gianluigi Donnarumma dived early. Arsenal made it 2-0 before the break, with Donnarumma fumbling Kai Havertzs header into the net. The Premier League champions made the scoreline emphatic after Martin Odegaard dribbled into the area to score the third. Mikel Artetas men will begin the defence of their title against Coventry City on Friday, while City play Bournemouth.The post Community Shield: Arsenal thrash Man City 3-0 to win first silverware of season appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.