Riccardo Calafiori scored after only 24 seconds before Kai Havertz and Martin Ødegaard completed Arsenal’s emphatic 3–0 Community Shield victory over Manchester City in Cardiff.
Arsenal and Manchester City open the competitive English season in Cardiff with new signings immediately placed at the heart of a Community Shield carrying much more than curtain-raiser energy.
Manchester City have signed Jeremy Monga from Leicester City on a five-year deal, turning one of England’s brightest youth moves into a statement about pathway, power and pressure.
