Arsenal vs Manchester City LIVE: Gunners cruise to Community Shield victory in statement start to season | OneFootball

Arsenal cruised to victory in the Community Shield, kicking off their Premier League title defence with a bang as they overwhelmed Manchester City 3-0.

Myles Lewis-Skelly - whose future at Arsenal has been in doubt throughout this transfer window - created the opener with a pinpoint pass into the box, with Riccardo Calafiori beating City’s back line to it and firing into the back of the net.

Kai Havertz doubled their advantage inside the first half-hour: the German scored with only his fourth touch of the match, with summer signing Christos Tzolis - who impressed throughout - nodding the ball into his path and City keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma fumbling the ball into the net.

Lewis-Skelly and Tzolis were involved again in the Gunners’ third goal, with the Greek feeding Martin Odegaard to turn home their third shortly after the restart.

City threatened at points but had no response in the second half, with their new era under Enzo Maresca getting off to a poor start against the likely favourites for the title again this season.