The 2023 Community Shield title is on the line when treble winners Manchester City meet Premier League runners-up Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Gunners are 16-time winners of the curtain-raiser, while the Citizens - who lost 3-0 to Arsenal in the 2015 edition - have six titles to their name, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
ARSENAL vs. MANCHESTER CITY
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ARSENAL
Out: Gabriel Jesus (knee), Mohamed Elneny (knee), Reiss Nelson (toe), Albert Sambi Lokonga (muscle)
Doubtful: Folarin Balogun (foot), Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf), Bukayo Saka (illness)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ramsdale; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Odegaard, Rice, Partey; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli
MANCHESTER CITY
Out: Kevin De Bruyne (hamstring)
Doubtful: Nathan Ake (fatigue)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji; Stones, Rodri; Silva, Kovacic, Foden, Grealish; Haaland
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
