Manchester City vs Arsenal Prediction: Will Manchester City beat the Gunners for the ninth time in a row?

Manchester City and Arsenal will meet in the match for the FA Community Shield. The game will begin on August 6 and will be held at the famous Wembley Stadium in London. In the previous season, Pep Guardiola's team failed to win the trophy, now the Citizens will be more determined, there are several reasons for this. Will Manchester City beat the Gunners for the ninth time in a row?

The Citizens approach the first official performance in the new season with a loss. Recently, the team suffered a 1:2 defeat to Atletico Madrid in a friendly game. Before the meeting, Man City played two more friendlies - victories over Yokohama (5:3) and Bayern Munich (2:1). The team begins the defense of the EPL title, the FA Cup, and the Champions League. City became the second English club in history, who managed to take the listed trophies in one season, earlier it was managed by Man United.

Arsenal's pre-season tour was more intense when compared to the number of appearances with Man City. Mikel Arteta's team won three victories, drew twice, and suffered one defeat in six friendlies. It is worth highlighting the good game of the Gunners in the game with Barcelona, against the Catalans was recorded the most productive outcome - 5:3. The team finished the previous EPL season in second place. Still, they failed at the end of the campaign and did not take the long-awaited title.

Manchester City failed to pick up the FA Super Cup in the previous season, with an unexpectedly weak performance against Liverpool and a 1:3 defeat. Now the trophy is more important for the club: Guardiola intends to collect a whole collection if considered by the calendar year. Next, City can win the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup. There will be plenty of motivation for the players. Arsenal will perform without the main force in attack - Jesús is injured again, and the Brazilian forward is forced to miss the start of the season. Arsenal will have a hard time against City; they can not break the series of defeats. In the upcoming match, we expect a winning result from the favorite and the high efficiency of the attack.