Arsene Wenger hailed Arsenal’s squad strength after their FA Community Shield shootout victory over Chelsea at Wembley.
Gunners new boy Sead Kolasinac cancelled out Victor Moses’ earlier effort as the game finished 1-1 after 90 minutes, before Arsenal won the penalty shootout 4-1 under the new ABBA system.
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has conceded that while referee Bobby Madley’s decisions in the Community Shield must be respected, they made him angry.
The Blues lost out against Arsenal at Wembley on Sunday after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and new signing Alvaro Morata both missed in a penalty shootout after the match had finished 1-1.
Chelsea had to play last season’s FA Cup final against Arsenal with 10 men for a period as well, with Victor Moses sent from the field that day, and Conte admitted his frustration that such a circumstance occurred again.
