COMMUNITY SHIELD: ARSENAL 3 - MAN CITY 0
Arsenal kicked-off their new season with flying colours by overwhelming champions Manchester City 3-0 in the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday. After ending their title drought with FA Cup success over Hull City last season, Arsene Wenger's side took charge with first-half goals from Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey before substitute Olivier Giroud added a glorious long-range third.
New signing Alexis Sanchez was also impressive on a sunny afternoon in northwest London, Arsenal's fans will hope it proves the precursor to a sustained title challenge, after seeing their side fall away last season.
The Gunners opened the scoring in the 21st minute through Jack Wilshere with a left-foot drill. And just before the break Arsenal doubled their lead with a goal of real craft on the counter-attack. Sánchez carried the ball forward and fed Sanogo who produced exactly the right pass inside to Aaron Ramsey, but the Welshman checked his run and smartly chipped the ball on before drilling a shot into the bottom-left corner.
Oliver Giroud wrapped the game in the 60th minute, gathering the ball in the inside-right channel and launching a superb, dipping strike from 25 yards that plunged beneath the crossbar.
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