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2023 FA Community Shield
Arsenal FC v Manchester City
Wembley Stadium
London, England
Sunday, 6 August 2023
Kick-off: 17h00
Manchester City will be looking to reclaim the
2023 FA Community Shield when they face Arsenal FC at Wembley Stadium on August 6.
Man City's Community Shield history
The Citizens will be making their 15th appearance in this event having won it six times since making their debut in 1934 which was the 21st edition.
The last time City won the trophy was in 2019 as the reigning English champions successfully defended Community Shield having also won it in 2018.
However, Pep Guardiola's side was defeated by Liverpool FC in the 2022 event and they will be determined to reclaim the trophy by defeating Arsenal.
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Key Players
In Erling Haaland, City have arguably the best striker in world football at the moment having scored a whooping 52 goals for the team from 53 competitive games during the 2022/23 season.
While Kevin De Bruyne remains one of the top midfielders in world football having registered an impressive 29 assists in the 2022/23 term and his creativity could be key to City's win over Arsenal.
2023/24 Ambitions
The 2022/23 campaign saw City clinch the Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League - becoming the second English club to win the treble after their arch-rivals Manchester United.
The Citizens will be looking to successfully retain the three trophies as they continue to dominate both English and European football under their accomplished manager Pep Guardiola.
City will also compete in the Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Carabao Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
Quotes
City wrapped up their tour of Asia with a 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid on July 30 and defender Nathan Ake reflected on their stay in the continent.
"To be honest, sometimes after a season as we had, when you start training again and we’re pressing high and we lose the ball, maybe you don’t track back as you used to," Ake said.
"Last season, after you have been fighting everything, maybe it takes a little while to get back to that. But from the very first day, the manager went into that and made sure we were doing the same things.
"If you don’t start doing it now then it’s going to be too late for the Arsenal game, the Sevilla game, and the Burnley game. So that’s why he’s hammered us straight away so that we have the same work rate. He’s been on top of us."
Last five FA Community Shield Champions
2018 - Manchester City
2019 - Manchester City
2020 - Arsenal FC
2021 - Leicester City
2022 - Liverpool FC
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