Arsenal and Manchester City meet Sunday in the FA Community Shield, the traditional curtain-raiser to the English football season, with the match carrying extra significance as Premier League champions Arsenal face an FA Cup-winning Manchester City side beginning a new managerial era.

The match kicks off at 3 p.m. British Summer Time at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, breaking from the fixture's usual home at London's Wembley Stadium, which was unavailable this year due to previously scheduled concerts. The Football Association confirmed the 74,000-capacity Welsh venue as the replacement host.

Arsenal enters the match as reigning Premier League champions after winning its first English top-flight title in 22 years under manager Mikel Arteta, a triumph that came alongside a run to this year's Champions League final, where the Gunners ultimately fell to Paris Saint-Germain in May. Arsenal has been active in the transfer market since, with Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes completing a £75 million move from Newcastle United, a signing teammate Mikel Merino said has given Arsenal what he believes is now the strongest midfield in world football.

Manchester City qualified........

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