Liverpool will of course be hoping that their dreadful post-lockdown form is a thing of the past, which they hinted at in swashbuckling 5-3 and 3-1 wins to end 2019/20. Prior to that it was an alarming three wins from seven.
When it comes to the outcome of the match, I fall into the camp that believes Jurgen Klopp's team are likely to be back at somewhere closer to their unstoppable best having perhaps walked into the most awkward situation of the Premier League's 20 clubs when football resumed.
Desperately wanting to get over the line to clinch a title they had waited 30 years for, but had pretty much secure six months earlier, the Reds just weren't themselves. Now it's a fresh start.
But the Community Shield is notoriously difficult to predict given its nature as nothing more than a glorified warm-up fixture, summed up by its Covid-19-style rules when it comes to substitutions. So factoring in the context is important.
The past seven Community Shields have seen under 3.5 goals, with five of those seeing just two goals scored. and a sensible bet in my book.
Prediction: Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool
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