( CNN ) -- Arsenal claimed the first trophy of the 2014-15 English season Sunday with an emphatic 3-0 win over Manchester City in the FA Community Shield at Wembley . The traditional match is between the English Premier League champions and the FA Cup winners of the previous season and comes a week before the start of the regular league season . FA Cup winners Arsenal were two-up by halftime as midfielders Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey scored fine goals . The introduction of David Silva to an understrength City team gave them a glimmer of hope after the break , but substitute Oliver Giroud sealed the victory with a curling effort on the hour mark . Victory will be a morale boost for Arsene Wenger 's men , who start their EPL campaign at home to Crystal Palace , while City begins its title defense at Newcastle . Wenger was also able to give starts to keynote signing Alexis Sanchez , formerly of Barcelona and other new boys Calum Chambers and Mathieu Debuchy . One man moving in the opposite direction to Sanchez is Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen , whose move to Barcelona was confirmed Sunday as he was unveiled at the Nou Camp . Vermaelen 's old team was winning the Community Shield , formerly the Charity Shield , for the 13th time and the first since 2004 . Wenger said that his squad had been improved by recent signings . `` I would say overall it was a united team performance and it was a first half of quality , togetherness and good movement , '' he told gathered reporters . `` It 's very difficult to compare ( with past squads ) but yeah , in the last two I 've been speaking about big transfers . In the years before that we always lost big transfers so ( the current policy ) has now strengthened the squad . '' He will be hoping that last season 's Community Shield is not a precedent . It turned out to be David Moyes ' only honor as Manchester United manager after Robin van Persie scored two goals in the 2-0 defeat of Wigan . United went on to finish seventh in the EPL and Moyes was sacked before the end of the season , to be replaced by Louis van Gaal .
Arsenal wins FA Community Shield at Wembley . Beats EPL champions Manchester City 3-0 . Cazorla , Ramsey and Giroud score goals . - Arsene Wenger is named the manager of the year by The Football Supporters' Federation after guiding Arsenal to a third consecutive Premier League title.