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Arsenal has struck first in their fresh campaign to dethrone Manchester City at the top of English football.
The Gunners stunned treble-winning City with a Leandro Trossard equalizer deep into stoppage time, before Fábio Vieira fired his decisive penalty into the top left corner in the shoot-out.
Here are some of the top highlights from the battle for the Community Shield.
Penalties – Vieira’s spot-kick seals a 4-1 shoot-out win (and the Community Shield) for Arsenal.
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WHAT A TURNAROUND 🤯<a href=”https://twitter.com/Arsenal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@Arsenal</a> are your <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/CommunityShield?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#CommunityShield</a> champions after a penalty-shootout 🏆 <a href=”https://t.co/bFhx6ECN9S”>pic.twitter.com/bFhx6ECN9S</a>
90+11′ – Arsenal equalizes with the last kick! Trossard’s shot deflected heavily off of Manuel Akanji and into the Man City net, forcing a penalty shoot-out.
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In the dying seconds 🤯<br><br>It deflects in for <a href=”https://twitter.com/Arsenal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@Arsenal</a>!<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/CommunityShield?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#CommunityShield</a> <a href=”https://t.co/Q1YFIImYgv”>pic.twitter.com/Q1YFIImYgv</a>
77′ – It took most of the game but we have a goal and it was an outstanding finish from Man City youngster Cole Palmer
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UNSTOPPABLE 🤩<br><br>Cole Palmer finds the top bins for <a href=”https://twitter.com/ManCity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@ManCity</a> 🗑<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/CommunityShield?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#CommunityShield</a> <a href=”https://t.co/YkLIgBkWcF”>pic.twitter.com/YkLIgBkWcF</a>
