Arteta emphasized that Arsenal will do everything in their power to win the Community Shield.

Arsenal played a friendly match at the Emirates Stadium, drawing with their opponents in regular time but ultimately winning 4-3 on penalties against Como from Serie A. Mikel Arteta stated that the team is very much looking forward to the Community Shield and emphasized that they will do everything in their power to win the title.

In the 33rd minute of the first half, the Como goalkeeper made a mistake, allowing Lewis Skelly to receive a pass from Martinelli and fire a long-range shot into the net, giving Arsenal a 1-0 lead. In the 43rd minute, Mattia Liberali passed the ball to Martin Battulina, who received it and fired a shot into the net, leveling the score at 1-1 for Como.

In the penalty shootout, Ødegaard, Havertz, Guimarães, and Zollis all scored against Como, ultimately winning the friendly match 4-3.

Speaking about Brazilian midfielder Vicente Guimarães, who joined Arsenal earlier, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said, "Everyone could immediately feel his connection with the fans. I think he played at a very high level. It was great to make his debut, especially at the Emirates Stadium, and the fans gave him a fantastic welcome."

“There are many things I’m very happy with in this game. We also fielded some young players, and they performed exceptionally well. Considering how many chances we created, I think the final score should have been different.”

Arteta pointed out, "This is a very good way to prepare because there are only a few days left before the next game. This game is actually quite tricky, and we had many players play 30 or 45 minutes at a time. So overall, it is a very positive test."

In addition, players who participated in the World Cup, such as Eze, Maduk, Merino, and David Raya, have gradually returned to the team. Arteta stated, "They had been training separately until a few days ago when we had all the players who participated in international matches resume training together for the first time."

"They really wanted to get some playing time to regain their rhythm, so we allowed them to, and in the end, everything went well."

On the other hand, Arsenal will travel to the Millennium Stadium to face Manchester City for the Community Shield. Arteta said, "We are really looking forward to this game. The Community Shield represents our achievement last season, as we won the Premier League title. So, we will do everything we can to win."

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