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Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

FA move Community Shield kickoff time to avoid boycott from Man City and Arsenal fans

The Community Shield kick-off time has been moved forward to 4pm to avoid a boycott from Manchester City and Arsenal fans.

The annual fixture between the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners was due to take place at 5:30pm, leaving supporters furious. Fans of both clubs were not happy at the prospect of having to travel to Wembley on a Sunday evening.

As City won the Premier League and FA Cup last season, Arsenal will be their opponents after finishing second in the league. Liverpool defeated Pep Guardiola's side 3-1 in last year's Community Shield, which took place at the King Power Stadium in Leicester.

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