
How Arsenal turned this Community Shield around, we may never know.
Behind in the tenth minute of injury time, they nonetheless forced penalties, won the shootout, and lifted silverware for the first time since 2020. Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola’s once-apprentice, had the better of his master once Kevin De Bruyne had smacked the bar and Rodri trickled the ball tamely against Aaron Ramsdale.