Arsenal
and Manchester City will go head to head in the Community Shield match today at
Wembley Stadium, London.
Both
the sides are looking to start the coming season on high, Arsenal and City fans
are desperate to watch their new signings play.
STAT:
- Manchester City have lost only a single game against Arsenal in the last eight games.
- The last time when Gunners played a Community Shield at Wembley was in 1999, they won 2-1 against Manchester United.
TEAM NEWS:
City
new signing Frank Lampard will miss this game while Spanish striker Alvaro
Negredo is still sidelined with a foot injury. Former Arsenal full-back Bacary
Sagna is likely to start.
While
for Arsenal, Frenchman Olivier Giroud could start from the bench as he short of
full match fitness.
New
signings Mathieu Debuchy, and Calum Chambers are set to
start with Alexis Sanchez on bench but goalkeeper David Ospina will miss due to a thigh injury.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS:
.png "Possible Lineups: Arsenal vs Manchester City (Community Shield)")
HEAD
TO HEAD
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Arsenal 1 –
1 Manchester City
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Premier League, 2013/2014
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Manchester
City 6 – 3 Arsenal
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Premier League, 2013/2014
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Arsenal 0 – 2 Manchester City
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Premier League, 2012/2013
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Manchester City 1 – 1 Arsenal
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Premier League, 2012/2013
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Arsenal 1 – 0
Manchester City
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Premier League, 2012/2011
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FORM
GUIDE (Pre-season)
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Arsenal
(LWLW)
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Manchester
City (DWWD)
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Arsenal 0 – 1 Monaco
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Manchester City 2 – 2 Olympiacos
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Arsenal 5 – 1 Benfica
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Sporting Kansas 1 – 4
Manchester City
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New York Red Bulls 1 –
0 Arsenal
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Manchester City 5 – 1 AC Milan
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Boreham Wood 0 – 2 Arsenal
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Manchester City 2 – 2
Liverpool
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PREDICTION:
Arsenal 1 - 2 Manchester City, New boy Sanchez on the scoresheet.
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