Mesut Özil played 81 minutes in Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over rivals Chelsea in the Community Shield.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the game’s only goal in a close encounter at Wembley. The victory is the first time Arsène Wenger has beaten José Mourinho in 14 attempts.
Özil has won his third piece of silverware this summer following the FA Cup, Barclays Asia Trophy and the Emirates Cup.
The Gunners star received a rating of 6.46 from whoscored.com. The 26-year-old made three key passes and maintained a passing accuracy of 81%.
Today’s encounter came 64 days after Arsenal ended the 2014-15 seasons with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa in the FA Cup final.
Petr Cech made his Arsenal debut against his former side Chelsea where he spent 11 seasons and won several Premier League titles as well as the Champions League.
Arsenal v Chelsea:
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Kick-Off: 15:00 GMT
Arsenal confirmed starting lineup:
Cech, Monreal, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Bellerin, Coquelin, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Özil, Walcott, Cazorla
Chelsea confirmed starting lineup:
Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Ramires, Willian, Hazard; Remy
See More
Galatasaray set €15 million price tag on Chelsea target
€13m Sunderland bid for Fenerbahce striker rejected
