Arsenal defeat Manchester City 3-0 to win Community Shield for 18th time

Arsenal defeated Manchester City 3-0 in Cardiff to win Community Shield 2026. Riccardo Calafiori opened the scoring after just 24 seconds, registering the fastest goal in the competition's history, before Kai Havertz doubled Arsenal's lead in the 28th minute. Captain Martin Odegaard made it 3-0 three minutes after half-time as Mikel Arteta's side lifted the Shield for the 18th time.