Arsenal vs Man City – The Community Shield Preview
The traditional curtain raiser for the season is here. Premier League champions Arsenal take on FA Cup winners Manchester City at Wembley in the FA Community Shield. It is a match-up between the two sides who fought for the title last season and are expected to do so again. This time, however, it will be Arteta versus Maresca, as Pep Guardiola waved goodbye to City over the summer after 10 seasons at the club.
Who will put down a marker at Wembley?
Arsenal vs Manchester City
It may be a brand-new season but old habits die hard for Erland Haaland. The Norwegian striker, fresh from a prolific World Cup campaign, is 13/10 with CopyBet to score any time and 15/4 to be the first goalscorer.
Meanwhile, Phil Foden, who has been identified by Maresca as one of the main players of City’s new era is 15/4 to score anytime and 7/4 to score or assist.
As for Arsenal, new signing Christos Tzolis has been impressing in pre-season and the Greece international is 13/5 to score anytime and 20/21 to score or assist.
Victor Gyokeres, despite splitting opinion, managed to score 21 goals in all competitions last term and is 2/1 to score anytime and 5/1 to be the first goalscorer.
Who will claim this season’s first piece of silverware?
Follow all the action on CopyBet to find out.
Odds correct at the time of writing.