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SUMMARISE TODAY'S GAME?

Obviously it was not good enough and frustrating. Thank you to the fans that came a long distance, thank you for coming so far. It’s the beginning of the season and it’s not good enough, many things are changing obviously with a new manager as well.

The way the game starts, it sets you off right away and Arsenal get comfortable into playing their game. In the end, this is just starting. The most important is that we’re already looking forward. We’ll be ready for the next game.

NEW ERA?

It’s obviously a positive energy and a feeling of a lot of work to put in. It's part of any transition for things to not be so perfect at the beginning. You need to push through, communicate. I feel like we’re in a very good way. We need to keep working. There will be a lot of challenges along the way. Stay

We'll have the key moments from that game on mancity.com and our official app at 12:00 (UK) tomorrow.

8-minute highlights are freely available to watch as long as you're signed in, while 20-minutes will be exclusive for CITY+ subscribers.

It's the start of the Premier League season next weekend. 

We get going against Bournemouth on Sunday 23 August in a 14:00 (UK) kick-off.

Congratulations to Arsenal.

Our players step up to collect their medals and they'll stay on the pitch as Arsenal collect their rewards.

Possession: Arsenal 41% - 59% City

Passes completed: Arsenal 352 - 519 City

xG: Arsenal 2.19 - 0.77 City

Shots: Arsenal 9 - 12 City

Corners: Arsenal 2 - 4 City

Fouls committed: Arsenal 12 - 11 City

Find out what our Matchday Live panel made of that at the top of the page.

That's the end of the Community Shield. Riccardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard with the goals for Arsenal.

He finds a yard and rolls it along the six-yard line but Semenyo can't scoop it home.

Not long left.