Today, August 16, Arsenal and Manchester City clash in the Community Shield match. The game will take place at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, kicking off at 15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, and 17:00 MSK.
The official starting line-ups for both teams have been announced.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has chosen David Raya to start in goal, with Ben White, Cristian Mosquera, Gabriel, and Riccardo Calafiori in defence.
In midfield, Bruno Guimaraes, Myles Lewis-Skelly, and Martin Odegaard will be featured, while the front trio consists of Noni Madueke, Christos Tolis, and Kai Havertz.
Arsenal: Raya — White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori — Guimaraes, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard — Madueke, Tolis, Havertz.
Substitutes: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Piero Hincapie, Martin Subimendi, Mikel Merino, Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze, Max Daumann, Bukayo Saka, Viktor Dyokeresh.
Meanwhile, Manchester City field Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal. Their backline includes Nico O'Riley, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, and Abdulkadir Husanov.
In midfield, Elliott Anderson and Mateo Kovacic will play, with Phil Foden slightly ahead. Jeremy Doku and Antoine Semenyo will operate on the flanks, while Erling Haaland leads the line.
Manchester City: Donnarumma — O'Riley, Dias, Gvardiol, Husanov — Anderson, Kovacic — Doku, Foden, Semenyo — Haaland.
Substitutes: Rulli, Gehi, Marmush, Cherki, Nico, Grealish, Ait-Nouri, Nunez, Lewis.
All eyes will be on the debut performances of the summer signings, with Guimaraes, Madueke, and Tolis starting for Arsenal and Elliott Anderson featured for Manchester City.
The teams are set to battle for the first trophy of the new season in just an hour's time.
