Prediction Arsenal vs Manchester City, August 6, 2023
Arsenal and Manchester City will battle at Wembley for the Community Shield trophy. The Arsenal vs Man City match will be live on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at 10:00 PM WIB, on Bein 1 and Vidio.
Manchester City is the champion of the 2022/2023 Premier League season. As they also won the FA Cup 2022/2023, their opponent in this year's Community Shield is Arsenal, the runner-up of the 2022/2023 Premier League.
Arsenal has prepared for the match by playing several preseason games. Under Mikel Arteta's leadership, they drew 1-1 with Nurnberg, won 5-0 against MLS All-Stars, lost 0-2 to Manchester United, won 5-3 against Barcelona, and won a penalty shootout against AS Monaco in the Emirates Cup.
Manchester City played two fewer matches than Arsenal. Under Josep Guardiola's guidance, they won 5-3 against Yokohama F Marinos, won 2-1 against Bayern Munchen, and lost 1-2 to Atletico Madrid.
Last season, Manchester City achieved the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League treble. This season, they are determined to start strong by winning the Community Shield trophy.
In the previous edition, Manchester City was defeated 1-3 by Liverpool. This time, they surely do not want a repeat of that. Can Arsenal stop them?
Predicted Starting XI
Arsenal (4-3-3): Ramsdale; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Odegaard, Rice, Partey; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli.
Coach: Mikel Arteta.
Manchester City (3-4-2-1): Ederson; Akanji, Dias, Walker; Grealish, Stones, Rodri, Silva; Foden, Alvarez; Haaland.
Coach: Josep Guardiola.
Head to Head
Community Shield Meeting Record
Arsenal wins: 2
Draws: 0
Manchester City wins: 0.
Last 5 Meetings
27/04/2023 Man City 4-1 Arsenal (EPL)
16/02/2023 Arsenal 1-3 Man City (EPL)
28/01/2023 Man City 1-0 Arsenal (FA Cup)
01/01/2022 Arsenal 1-2 Man City (EPL)
28/08/2021 Man City 5-0 Arsenal (EPL).
Arsenal in the 2023 Preseason
14/07/2023 FC Nurnberg 1-1 Arsenal
20/07/2023 MLS All-Stars 0-5 Arsenal
23/07/2023 Arsenal 0-2 Manchester United
27/07/2023 Arsenal 5-3 Barcelona
03/08/2023 Arsenal 1-1 AS Monaco (Penalty 5-4).
Manchester City in the 2023 Preseason
23/07/2023 Yokohama F Marinos 3-5 Manchester City
26/07/2023 Bayern Munchen 1-2 Manchester City
30/07/2023 Manchester City 1-2 Atletico Madrid.