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2023 FA Community Shield
Arsenal FC v Manchester City
Wembley Stadium
London, England
Sunday, 6 August 2023
Kick-off: 17h00
Arsenal FC and Manchester City will go head-to-head in the
2023 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on August 6.
What to know about the FA Community Shield
Established in 1908, the Community Shield is an annual football match organized by the English Football Association or FA.
It is presently contested between the reigning Premier League champions and FA Cup winners, and this will be the 101st edition of the event.
As City won both the 2022/23 Premier League and the 2022/23 FA Cup, their opponents will be the Premier League runners-up, Arsenal.
Favourites
City are the clear favourites to win this year's Community Shield after dominating English and European football last term as they also won the UEFA Champions League title.
However, Arsenal will fancy their chances against the Citizens with London giants having made high-profile signings namely, Declan Rice and Kai Havertz.
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What is at stake
The main prize that the winners of the Community Shield get is the trophy itself which is a hand spun from 4.2kg of sterling 925 silver.
However, Manchester City and Liverpool shared a £1.25m prize pool when they met in the 2019 Community Shield according to the Manchester Evening News.
Quotes
Arsenal held their pre-season camp in the USA as part of their preparations for the 2023 Shield Commnuty and 2023/24 season.
"I think it was a challenge because we had a lot of travelling and a lot of things to adapt to," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said.
"But I think the team showed a big capacity to adapt to different times, to different pitches, to the heat, to different opponents. It was a really good test but I’m really pleased with the outcome," he added.
"We certainly feel a big difference now in the States with the support we are having. We were in three cities, Washington DC, New York and now in LA and it’s getting bigger and bigger. So thank you so much to everybody because we really feel at home now here."
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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