Arsenal, Man City open season with Community Shield in Cardiff
What’s new: The match offers an early test of Arsenal’s title hunger and Enzo Maresca’s first game leading City after Pep Guardiola’s exit.
Arsenal and Manchester City meet Sunday in the Community Shield, the traditional curtain-raiser to the English season, with this year’s game set for Cardiff rather than Wembley. The match comes after Arsenal ended a 22-year wait for a 14th league title in May and after City turned to Enzo Maresca following a decade under Pep Guardiola. The fixture is largely ceremonial, but it provides an early look at whether Arsenal can sustain the intensity that carried them to the Premier League crown and how quickly City’s squad adapts to a new manager. The buildup has been shaped by a crowded summer that included the World Cup and multiple managerial changes across the Premier League.