Arsenal faces Manchester City this Sunday in the Community Shield, a unique match that opposes the winner of the English Premier League to the winner of the FA Cup. In a press conference on Friday, Arsenal’s manager Mikel Arteta did not hide his desire to beat the Cityzens.
The new season of English football’s elite will officially kick off this Sunday (16, GMT+1) with the Community Shield. On this occasion, Arsenal will challenge Manchester City to try to win the title. On the other side, the Cityzens, who achieved a resounding treble in the last season, will not be easily defeated. Approaching the match, Arsenal’s manager Mikel Arteta showed motivation in the press conference.
“Very excited to play a final and have the opportunity to win a trophy against a team that is the team to beat. They were the best team in Europe last season, and we know what the standards are and how we have to win the match, but we are very excited,” he said.
In the last encounter between the two teams, Manchester City had a convincing victory (4-1) in the Premier League. Mikel Arteta believes that his players will have to be much better than they were in that defeat. “I don’t think so, but the game started in a way that we didn’t want, and they were better in all departments. They deserved to win the match without a doubt, so for us to win the trophy on Sunday, we will have to be much, much better than we were then, for sure,” he explained.
On the other hand, Manchester City is the only team from the Big 6 English clubs that Arsenal did not beat last season. And Mikel Arteta believes that “it is time to do it.” Clearly, the Gunners are highly motivated before this match, which promises to be a spectacle.
