Arsenal beating Man City in the Community Shield means nothing for the Premier League, just ask Liverpool

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Arsenal and Manchester City kicked off the 2026/27 season on Sunday, with the Gunners collecting a statement 3-0 win to secure the Community Shield.Mikel Arteta’s team are heavy favourites to lift the Premier League trophy again this term, after changes of manager at Liverpool, City and Chelsea, while Man United only recently appointed Michael Carrick, too.The nature of Sunday’s victory will reinforce the view that Arsenal are the team stop once the league season gets underway next weekend, but as Liverpool learned the hard way in 2022, fans should not read too much into the traditional curtain-raiser. Are you happy with FSG’s decision to sell 30% of Liverpool?

Santiago/Chris Brunskill/Fantasista Liverpool easily beat Man City in the 2022 Community ShieldLiverpool’s last appearance in the Community Shield was four years ago, when they faced City on the back of losing the title to Pep Guardiola’s team on the final day of the 2021/22 campaign.It was day which saw Darwin Nunez make his debut at the King Power Stadium, and the Uruguayan sold a lot of dreams that day, which he ultimately failed to deliver on.Nunez was amongst the goals as Liverpool won 3-1, sweeping City aside and looking far superior to the then Premier League champions.After going so close to winning a quadruple only months before, supporters had expected the good times to keep on rolling, and felt the win could even be a psychological advantage over City.READ MORE: Bid set to arrive for Curtis Jones as Liverpool midfielder misses Anfield friendlyPhoto by Harriet Lander/Copa/Getty Images,Alas, that did not happen. In fact, Liverpool could hardly have had a worse season in 2022/23.Not only did Nunez not live up to expectations in the slightest, but the Reds could not go again, falling away badly to finish fifth in the table.Given the circumstances this time, it seems highly unlikely that Arsenal will plumb such depths.

But, you never know.City are not the same beast as they were four years ago, but there could be a challenger who presents themselves over the course of the campaign. Though not many see Liverpool as being that team, it is simply far too early to tell.So, while Reds fans – and those of City, Chelsea and United – will be feeling slightly down on their chances after Arsenal’s win in Cardiff, they should remember that not a single thing of value is worth in August.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox