Manchester City face Arsenal in the Community Shield at Cardiff's Principality Stadium this afternoon, with the first trophy of the season on the line. Enzo Maresca will take charge of his first competitive match as City boss, with the Italian insisting his focus has been on the final despite a week dominated by transfer speculation.
Team News and Injury Updates
Rodri, who is of interest to Barcelona, will not play having only returned to Manchester on Friday. Savinho missed the open training session on Thursday through illness and is a doubt. Erling Haaland, Elliot Anderson and Nico O'Reilly returned to training at the beginning of the week after long stays at the World Cup. While available for selection, it remains to be seen whether Maresca will take that risk.
Haaland, Anderson and O'Reilly are among the World Cup stars who only returned to City this week. They probably won't start but could feature in the second half. That means it could be a big day for the likes of Foden and Marmoush who have another chance to impress the new boss.
How to Watch the Community Shield
Fans in the UK hoping to watch today's Community Shield will be able to do so on TNT Sports and on the HBO Max app. Alternatively, live coverage of build-up, match updates and full-time reaction from Cardiff is available here.
