Live updates: Men’s Community Shield: Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool (Arsenal win 5-4 on pens)
Arsenal and Liverpool will raise the curtain on the men’s new English domestic season in the Community Shield today, just four weeks after the Gunners won the FA Cup final at Wembley against Chelsea.
It will be an opportunity for Jurgen Klopp’s side to win a first Community Shield since 2006 when they defeated Chelsea 2-1 to lift the trophy.
Last season, the Reds were beaten on penalties by Manchester City after a 1-1 draw, a defeat they will be looking to avenge in London today.
Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side have won three of the last six Community Shields, most recently against Chelsea back in 2017.
Although often not considered to be a major trophy, the north London side will see this as an opportunity to build on their good form at the end of the last Premier League campaign and make a statement against last year’s runaway league winners.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
16 min: Whatever Arsenal have to do to keep him, do it. Aubameyang has proved the difference so far and that is not the first time we’ve said that.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
12 min: GOAL! After ten minutes without even a sniff of a chance, Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang has scored a beauty!
He cuts inside from the left and curls a beautiful effort into the far corner. Absolutely no stopping them.
Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
12 min: Williams whips a delightful cross in from the right-hand side and it’s Milner who rises best to head strongly over the top.
Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
10 min: That was so easy for Liverpool to unlock Arsenal, even if it was offside. Warning signs for Arteta’s side there.
The last few minutes have been Liverpool knocking the ball around unchallenged. Total domination already.
Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
7 min: Disallowed goal! It’s Robertson again with the delivery, this time from a free-kick, and Van Dijk is able to side foot home unmarked. But he went to early and it’s correctly ruled out by the assistant referee.
Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
4 min: Robertson bombs on against down the left and nearly finds Salah with a fine crossfield ball but Tierney does enough to cut it out.
Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
3 min: Liverpool with some early inroads as Mane clips a ball into Robertson who can’t quite bring it under control.
You sense the Gunners may have to ride an early storm here.
Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
KICK OFF!
Here we go.
Arsenal v Liverpool
Who you got then? Difficult to go against Liverpool when you look at that team.
Arsenal v Liverpool
We are just minutes away from the first game of the men’s 2020/21 English season. That’s right, it comes around quick doesn’t it?
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