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Tzolis matches Beckham record as Arsenal crush Man City 3-0
Arsenal played a big football game called the Community Shield against Manchester City.
A new player named Christos Tzolis helped his team win.
He gave two assists, which means he helped his teammates score goals.
Arsenal won the game 3-0.
They scored their first goal very quickly, after only 23 seconds.
Tzolis did something special: no one had given two assists in this game in 30 years.
The last person to do it was David Beckham in 1996.
The coach, Mikel Arteta, said Tzolis is very smart and makes good decisions.
This was Arsenal's 18th Community Shield win.
Now Arsenal will play Coventry City in their first Premier League game.
Christos Tzolis marked his Arsenal debut with two assists in a 3-0 Community Shield win over Manchester City at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
Arsenal took the lead after just 23 seconds through Riccardo Calafiori, with Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard also scoring.
Tzolis became the first player in 30 years to record two assists in a Community Shield match, matching David Beckham's 1996 feat.
Mikel Arteta praised Tzolis's smart decision-making and accuracy in tight spaces after the match.
The win gave Arsenal their 18th Community Shield title ahead of their Premier League opener against Coventry City.
- Who
- Arsenal defeated Manchester City, with debutant Christos Tzolis providing two assists.
- What
- Arsenal won the Community Shield 3-0, with goals from Riccardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard.
- Where
- Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
- When
- Sunday, in the Community Shield match ahead of the new Premier League season.
- Why
- To claim the first trophy of the season and build momentum before the Premier League campaign.
Key facts
- Final score
- Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City
- Venue
- Principality Stadium, Cardiff
- Tzolis assists
- 2
- First goal time
- 23 seconds
- Arsenal Community Shield titles
- 18
- Tzolis transfer fee
- £34 million (reported €40m deal with Club Brugge)
- Tzolis age
- 24
- Next match
- Premier League opener vs Coventry City
Quotes
Mikel Arteta
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta
“He's accommodated into the team, and his level of understanding as a player. I think he makes a lot of decisions that other people rush. He's very smart, very accurate and again today, in tight spaces, he made the right decisions and he assisted two goals.”
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