Arsenal score quickest goal in Community Shield history as Riccardo Calafiori opens scoring after just 24 seconds

IT TOOK Arsenal just 24 seconds to find the breakthrough in their Community Shield clash with Manchester City. Riccardo Calafiori‘s opener broke the record as the fastest goal in the competition’s history. Riccardo Calafiori’s Community Shield opener took just 24 seconds Credit: Reuters His neat finish is the fastest in Community Shield history Credit: Reuters The Italian latched on to a beautiful reverse ball from Myles Lewis-Skelly to burst into the City box just seconds after kick-off. And he made no mistake with the finish, holding off his man to tuck his effort home into the bottom left corner. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you! It is the fastest ever in the competition, and the first in the opening minute of a clash since Bobby Owen for Manchester City in 1968. It was a dream start to the competitive season for Mikel Arteta‘s new-look side. Summer signings Christos Tzolis and Bruno Guimaraes both got the nod to start. While Lewis-Skelly staked his claim to a spot in the midfield despite claims that he had been offered to Chelsea and Manchester United earlier this month. Meanwhile it was not the start to life at City that mammoth signing Elliot Anderson would have been hoping for. But it seems the Etihad side did not heed the early warning, as they found themselves two goals down before the half-hour mark. Most read in Sport CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS ARSENAL VS MAN CITY – COMMUNITY SHIELD 2026 LIVE UPDATES Tzolis notched his first assist for the Gunners as he nodded a ball back across goal for Kai Havertz to nod home to double his side’s advantage. The match is the first test between Arteta and Enzo Maresca as the successor of his long-time rival and former mentor Pep Guardiola. Comment now