Arsenal opened their new season with a commanding 3-0 victory over Manchester City in the Community Shield in Cardiff, raising immediate questions about how wide the gap between the Premier League's two dominant forces has become.

Riccardo Calafiori broke the deadlock after just 23 seconds, with Kai Havertz doubling the lead in the 23rd minute before Martin Odegaard added a third three minutes into the second half. Arsenal's performance was so complete that manager Mikel Arteta said he was