Arsenal picked up the first piece of silverware of the season by beating rivals Chelsea in a penalty shootout following an entertaining 1-1 draw at Wembley in The Community Shield.
There are still plenty of lessons to be learned from this match, despite it being so early on in the season. Both Arsene Wenger and Antonio Conte will certainly have much to ponder before the big Premier League kick-off next weekend.
4Alexandre Lacazette Looks to Be Worth the Hefty Fee
It is still very early days to judge whether the club-record fee of around £52.7 million paid to secure the services of the 26-year-old striker was worth it or not. However, the former Lyon man did look impressive in his first competitive appearance for Arsenal. Wenger will certainly be hoping that the striker can find the net on a regular basis for his side in the upcoming campaign.
He was very unlucky not to have opened his account for the Gunners in the first-half. Arsenal started the match very brightly, with Lacazette heavily involved with a majority of their attacking moves. He curled an effort onto Thibaut Courtois’ post from just inside the area after finding himself in space.
