The London team has a great chance to defeat Man City in the English Super Cup at 10pm on August 6, when coach Pep Guardiola's team is not yet ready for the new season.
After the historic treble, Pep let his players party all week. That's why Man City is the latest team to gather compared to their Premier League rivals to prepare for the 2023/24 season.
Before the match at Wembley, the reigning Champions League champions had only played three friendly matches in Asia, winning against Yokohama Marinos, Bayern Munich and losing to Atletico Madrid.
Coach Pep Guardiola mainly tested a new tactical formation with 3 defenders and gave opportunities to young players like Cole Palmer, Julian Alvarez, Bobb and McAtee to show themselves.
In terms of force, it seems that Man City is weaker than last season. They lost Riyad Mahrez and former captain Ilkay Gundogan.
New signing Mateo Kovacic needs more time to settle in, while Josko Gvardiol is finalising the transfer to Etihad.
In contrast to Man "blue", Arsenal did everything to improve the team, after a season of surpassing its own limits.
Mikel Arteta's ambition and confidence are also evident around the Emirates, not only building on the Gunners' achievements last season but also his bold and astute transfer moves.
Arsenal completed their early signings, welcoming Jurrien Timber, Declan Rice and Kai Havertz for a combined fee of more than £200m.
With the arrival of quality new players, especially Declan Rice, the strength and depth of the Gunners squad has increased significantly.
During the pre-season friendly tour, in addition to the defeat against MU, Arsenal impressed in crushing victories over the MLS All Stars team (5-0) and Barcelona (5-3).
Mikel Arteta takes the Community Shield very seriously, declaring that he will field his strongest squad to try to win the title at the start of the new season.
Although the last three confrontations were all against Man City, but in the situation where the opponent is not really ready, the chance for the Gunners to triumph at Wembley is quite high.
According to vietnamnet.vn
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