Kungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Arsenal ta fara kakar wasa ta 2026/27 da ɗaukar kofin FA Community Shield, bayan ta lallasa Manchester City da ci 3-0 a filin wasa na Principality Stadium da ke Cardiff. Riccardo Calafiori ne ya fara jefa ƙwallo cikin daƙiƙu 24 kacal, kafin Kai Havertz da Martin Ødegaard su ƙara wasu biyu.
Calafiori ne ya buɗe ƙofar cin ƙwallaye tun farkon wasan, yayin da Havertz ya ƙara ta biyu a minti na 28. Ødegaard kuma ya kammala nasarar Arsenal a farkon rabin na biyu, inda Arsenal ta nuna cikakken rinjaye a kan City. Wannan nasara ta bai wa Arsenal kofinta na farko a sabuwar kakar, tare da ƙara mata ƙwarin gwuiwa yayin da take shirin kare kambunta na Premier League.
Nasarar ta kuma zama babbar nasara ga koci Mikel Arteta a fafatawar farko da Manchester City a sabuwar kakar. A ɓangaren Manchester City kuwa, sabon kocinta Enzo Maresca ya fara aikinsa na gasar cikin rashin nasara, bayan ya karɓi ragamar ƙungiyar bayan zamanin Pep Guardiola.
City ta yi fama da matsalolin ƙirƙirar damar cin ƙwallo, yayin da Arsenal ta nuna ƙarfi da shiri fiye da abokiyar karawarta. Nasarar ta kuma nuna cewa Arsenal na da ƙwarin gwiwar ci gaba da fafutukar neman manyan kofuna a sabuwar kakar, yayin da Manchester City za ta nemi gyara kura-kuranta kafin fara gasar Premier League.
