Arsenal will play Liverpool in this year’s Community Shield. The game is usually billed as the curtain raiser for the new league season and is always contested between the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners.
Both rivals will be seeking to lay down the marker ahead of the 2020/2021 campaign psychologically and also add to their trophy haul.
Liverpool can make it five trophies since winning the Champions League in June 2019, while Mikel Arteta can add to the record-extending 14th FA Cup he won in just under a year as manager.
Saturday will see the two clubs both playing in their 24th Community Shield. The game kicks off 4.30pm West African time at Wembley Stadium.
Manchester United have won it the most times (21), while Arsenal and Liverpool are second in the all-time table with 15 wins each.
Liverpool will be without at least six players for Saturday’s Community Shield clash against Arsenal at Wembley, the UK Mirror reports.
Right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is however winning his fitness battle and could feature.
The Premier League champions have been away at a training camp in Austria, playing friendlies against Stuttgart and Red Bull Salzburg.
Defender Virgil van Dijk was forced off with a nasty cut to his head in the latter match, but he will be available to feature against the Gunners.
Jordan Henderson, Joel Matip, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Harry Wilson, Xherdan Shaqiri and Divock Origi did not play in either friendly and will not be considered for selection.
Several Liverpool players will leave for international duty after the match, with the Jurgen Klopp’s men returning to league action against newly-promoted Leeds United on the weekend of September 12.
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