Awkward moment Declan Rice hits himself in face with Community Shield trophy after demolishing Man City

ARSENAL star Declan Rice enjoyed a funny moment with the crowd as he accidentally hit himself in the face with the Community Shield trophy. The Gunners destroyed Man City with a dominant 3-0 victory in the 2026/27 curtain raiser. Arsenal star Declan Rice got bashed by the Community Shield as he celebrated on Sunday afternoon Credit: Shutterstock Editorial He quickly saw the funny side Credit: Alamy Following captain Martin Odegaard‘s trophy lift, each player had a moment with the shield. And while most of the Arsenal stars managed to lift the trophy unscathed, it was certainly not the case with all. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you! England man Rice raised the shield before getting smashed in the forehead by the trophy’s prop. Thankfully for the player, it didn’t seem to hurt him too much, as his shocked reaction quickly turned to a smile. And it was a day full of Arsenal smiles as they emphatically swept aside last season’s title rivals. Enzo Maresca‘s impossible task of succeeding Pep Guardiola got off to the worst of starts, as Riccardo Calafiori opened the scoring within 24 seconds. It was the quickest goal in Community Shield history. Arsenal continued to pile the misery on Maresca’s sky blues, as they doubled the lead via Kai Havertz just before the half-hour mark. Most read in Sport Arsenal dominated the 2026/27 curtain raiser Credit: Getty BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS And whatever the Italian gaffer told his players at half-time didn’t seem to do the trick, as Arsenal sealed the deal thanks to captain Odegaard, following another quick start out of the blocks. The ex-Chelsea boss, who reportedly fell out with the Blues hierarchy last season, will need to buck up his ideas ahead of City’s opener against Bournemouth if he wants to avoid becoming an inbetweener. Comment now