Juanma Lillo has returned to Pep Guardiola's coaching staff.

City won two titles in his two years at the club from 2020 to 2022 before he went off to manage Al Sadd in Qatar.

The 57-year-old has now returned to City.

Guardiola said: "He understands football on an incredible level, so he is the perfect person for me to work alongside.

"I have always been inspired by him – his knowledge of football, his intelligence and his humanity mark him out as a very special person in my life – and we have a shared ideology.

"He is a friend, a colleague and an inspiration. I am so, so happy he is back here at Manchester City.

"His preparation for matches is absolutely amazing. I know he will raise standards because he works so hard every single day."

Gary Rose
BBC Sport at Wembley

The clouds have cleared and the sun is out as kick off approaches.

Wembley is sold out for the game and the stands are getting full as people head in from the concourses to take their seats.

Kick off for this game was brought forward 90 minutes to give the travelling Manchester City fans more time to be able to get home. They will also be relieved there's no extra time to throw into the mix - straight to penalties.

After the Gunners fell short in the Premier League title race with Manchester City last season, Guardiola still expects a tough challenge from Arteta's side again this campaign.

"Arsenal have been there since Arsene Wenger installed the club in that position," he added.

"Maybe the style dropped in the last years, but Mikel brought them again to where they have been. There is not one or two teams but a lot of teams who will fight for everything.

"The challenge is massive for us. Mentally, how we can grow as a team and football wise, the challenge is there. How starving are we?

"How is our desire to defend what we won? We will see during a process of 11 months during the lower moments. I think we will have more than ever, so it is how we overcome them."

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta speaking to ITV: "We have added versatility, players with a different kind of composure, players who are young but have a lot in the tank."

On Declan Rice: "His quality, talent and physicality he has already shown in the league, but he has adapted to our style already."

Just the four goals for Harry Kane today in Tottenham's home friendly with Shakhtar Donetsk.

No current Arsenal player has scored for the club at Wembley.

The Gunners' last five goals at the ground have all been netted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has since joined Barcelona, then Chelsea and then Marseille.

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Our friends at Opta crunched some numbers to see whether anybody can stop Manchester City this season.

Have a read here.

Gary Rose
BBC Sport at Wembley

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As clear a sign as any that what happens in the Community Shield can't really be taken as an indicator for the season ahead is what happened last year.

That game saw Manchester City face Liverpool, with both sides showing off their shiny new strikers in Erling Haaland and Darwin Nunez.

Haaland missed a right gobbler towards the end of the game while Nunez scored in a 3-1 win for the Reds.

Despite that, Haaland, of course, went on to score an incredible 52 goals in all competitions as City won the Premier League, finishing 22 points clear of Liverpool.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola speaking to ITV: "We will see how we react to the success last season. The little details that are maybe uncomfortable after winning a Treble, we will see. Football is more man to man now, it makes it more uncomfortable."

Dion Dublin
Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

If there were any squads better than City's he'd think 'I'll have that job'. But why would he want to go anywhere else? We see Pep with a quality group of players, why would he go anywhere else?

Tony K is obviously desperate for more assistant referee screentime while watching football.

Tony K: 1. Get balls back inside quadrant for corners. 2. Give Assistant Refs weighted flags for where throw in should be taken from. Interference of flag a booking. 3. VAR discussions to be audible to stadium.

Gary Rose
BBC Sport at Wembley

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I can't speak for every Arsenal fan but on the tube and walk to Wembley there was a renewed sense of optimism among those Gunners supporters also making the journey at the same time.

To lead the Premier League for 248 days and not win the title would be difficult for any football fan to take, but Arsenal look to have recruited well over the summer with the arrivals of Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber appearing to strengthen the core of their team.

Plenty of Rice shirts and scarves on show on Wembley Way.

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Who would you pick in a combined Arsenal-Man City XI?

Have a crack here.

Here is mine I think. Joao Cancelo is still a City player so I picked him.

Craig Shakespeare
Former Leicester City manager on BBC Radio 5 Live

Pep Guardiola is very humble, he spent 20-30 minutes talking to me after they came to Leicester when I was in charge. It was really reassuring to think someone of that ilk would take the time to talk to a new manager.

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Erling Haaland broke all, well most of, the Premier League goalscoring records in his first season in England - so what can he do this season?

The Norway forward scored a record 36 goals in 35 league games to win the Golden Boot - and netted 52 goals, a record for a Manchester City player, in 53 games in all competitions.

See what records he can go for this term.

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As questions around the futures of Manchester City's Bernardo Silva and Kyle Walker continue, Pep Guardiola says they "will do everything" to keep the them at the club.

The City manager said: "Regarding Kyle [Walker] and Bernardo [Silva], what could I say? They are so important for us. We want them, we are going to do everything [to keep them]. We want [Silva] to stay because he wants to stay.

"These two players' [situations] are difficult - we have already lost two incredible players with [Ilkay] Gundogan and Riyad [Mahrez], they scored goals in big important games. To lose Kyle and Bernardo would be so difficult. We will do everything to keep them."

Mikel Arteta considered his future as Arsenal manager after last season's title disappointment until deep "reflection" persuaded him to stay put.

The Gunners led the Premier League by five points from Manchester City before consecutive draws with Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton proved costly.

Arsenal's next game was a heavy defeat at City, who went on to win the title by five points from the London side.

"The first few weeks, very tough," said Arteta, looking back at his summer.

"The first thing you have to do is look in the mirror and understand - is there something that you should have done better or differently? If that is the case then learn from it.

"Judge yourself - 'are you still the right person to drive the club, the team, forwards in the way that you want and do you have that energy and that belief that you want to do it?'.

"It took a big reflection, but the answer is yes and I feel with a lot of energy and positiveness."

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There was a good piece from Aaron Ramsdale this week in the Players' Tribune.

The Arsenal keeper talked about homophobia in football, a miscarriage and more.

Read more here.