Arsenal’s never say die attitude gets reward at Wembley
Arsenal 1 Manchester City 1 (4-1 on penalties) Community Shield, Wembley Stadium Sunday 6th August 2023 4pm Arsenal went toe to toe with the team that won the treble last season and were worthy of the draw they achieved at the end of 90 plus minutes. Then they took better penalties in the shoot-out to win the Community Shield – a pre-season trophy they have made a bit of a habit of winning when presented with the opportunity to take part. Since its move back to Wembley in 2007, they’ve taken part in five such matches and lifted the shield on every occasion, albeit courtesy of a penalty shoot-out on the last three occasions. The big interest before the game was the idea that Mikel Arteta would pick the players he was likely to start in next weekend’s opening Premier League game against Nottingham Forest. Jurien Timber has been fielded at left back before during the pre-season, and was selected ahead of Ki...