Arsenal 3-0 Man City: Did you know?

• Arsenal‘s 3-0 win over Manchester City is the biggest margin of victory in a Community Shield game since 2014, when the Gunners beat the same opponent by the same scoreline.
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• Enzo Maresca suffered the joint-heaviest defeat by a Manchester City manager in their first game, with Harry Newbould in 1906 the only previous one to lose by 3+ goals (1-4 v Arsenal).

• City’s 0-3 loss is Maresca’s joint-heaviest defeat as a manager in English football, having only once previously lost by a 3+ goal margin (Chelsea 0-3 Brighton in February 2025).

• Riccardo Calafiori‘s goal for Arsenal after 23 seconds is the first scored in the opening minute of the Community Shield since Bobby Owen for Manchester City against West Bromwich Albion in 1968.

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• Calafiori’s opener is the quickest of the 668 goals Arsenal have scored under Mikel Arteta across all competitions.

• Kai Havertz has been directly involved in more goals against Manchester City against any other side in his club career (7 – 4 goals, 3 assists).

• On what was his full Arsenal debut, Christos Tzolis became the first player to assist 2+ goals in a Community Shield game since David Beckham in 1996 (for Manchester United against Newcastle United).

Arsenal‘s 3-0 win over Manchester City is the biggest margin of victory in a Community Shield game since 2014, when the Gunners beat the same opponent by the same scoreline.

Enzo Maresca suffered the joint-heaviest defeat by a Manchester City manager in their first game, with Harry Newbould in 1906 the only previous one to lose by 3+ goals (1-4 v Arsenal).

City’s 0-3 loss is Maresca’s joint-heaviest defeat as a manager in English football, having only once previously lost by a 3+ goal margin (Chelsea 0-3 Brighton in February 2025).

Riccardo Calafiori‘s goal for Arsenal after 23 seconds is the first scored in the opening minute of the Community Shield since Bobby Owen for Manchester City against West Bromwich Albion in 1968.

Calafiori’s opener is the quickest of the 668 goals Arsenal have scored under Mikel Arteta across all competitions.

Kai Havertz has been directly involved in more goals against Manchester City against any other side in his club career (7 – 4 goals, 3 assists).

On what was his full Arsenal debut, Christos Tzolis became the first player to assist 2+ goals in a Community Shield game since David Beckham in 1996 (for Manchester United against Newcastle United).