Arsenal fight back to beat Man City in Community Shield

Arsenal came from behind to upset treble winners Manchester City on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the FA Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday.

City substitute Cole Palmer's 77th-minute goal looked to have secured yet more silverware for Pep Guardiola's side, but another replacement, Arsenal's Leandro Trossard, levelled the scores with a deflected shot deep into stoppage time.

The Gunners were perfect from the spot in the shoot-out, with Martin Odegaard, Trossard, Bukayo Saka and Fabio Vieira all on target, while City's Kevin de Bruyne fired his kick against the crossbar before Aaaron Ramsdale thwarted Rodri.

The Arsenal goalkeeper was quick to claim a psychological blow had been struck ahead of the start of the new Premier League season.

"For us, it's a statement," said Ramsdale. "It's a marker to know we can go and beat Man City in a big game when it matters. I'm not sure what it'll be like this season. But that mental block is gone. We're ready to push on now."

The victory earned Arsenal's club record signing Declan Rice – a £105m recruit from West Ham – his first piece of silverware for the club and he insisted it would be the first of many.

"I am buzzing, this is what I envisioned when I joined," said Rice. "City gave us what we expected. You have to have patience against them, you have to have mini games within the game against them like the manager said to us before.

"To win today, my first for the club. I feel I've grown a lot in the last three weeks. There's a lot of information to take in of what the manager wants. I'm eager to learn and keep improving. I'm sure we can achieve anything this season – we just need to remain focused."

The game was City's first competitive outing since June 10 and their