Calafiori struck in 24 seconds
Arsenal 3–0 Man City in the Community Shield on Sunday. Riccardo Calafiori scored after 24 seconds, the fastest goal in the competition since Bobby Owen hit one for City in 1968 (5). Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard added the others (1).
Odegaard ran the show. Man of the match, and Arteta said it plainly: if they can keep him fit with the players around him, fans will see a very different Martin.
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Fan-reaktioner
The mood is loud. Fans are buzzing over Odegaard's man-of-the-match display and sharing the Arteta line about seeing a "very different Martin" if he stays fit. There is also a thread asking whether this is finally the attack Arsenal have been missing, plus a full-back combination clip doing the rounds.
