2015 Community Shield: The game in tweets

The Community Shield is the first real footballing event of any new season.

For all the hype around overseas friendlies, this is the true test - a benchmark from which we can begin to make predictions about the upcoming campaign. Arsenal got fans talking of a title charge after a relatively comfortable 1-0 win, and here's how it played out on social media. It all began with some vintage Jose Mourinho mind-games... https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/627103211304943617 https://twitter.com/jonawils/status/627826910387503105 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gave Arsenal the lead in some style midway through the first half, and their fans remained their usual grounded selves. https://twitter.com/gunnerblog/status/627847564629516288 Chelsea were visibly struggling to find a cutting edge in front of goal, with Loic Remy struggling to fill the void left by Costa's injury-enforced absence and Chelsea supporters concerned by their team's impotence. The response from Chelsea was to introduce Falcao. https://twitter.com/RuhBuhJuh/status/627853118571720705 https://twitter.com/Ronaldlin/status/627856881126522880 Chelsea had a great opportunity to draw level on the hour and it fell to the man they would have hoped. Unfortunately, Premier League player of the year Eden Hazard was off balance when he pulled the trigger and his shot sailed over the crossbar. https://twitter.com/victoria_amongi/status/627871040589459456 Arsenal were enjoying the sight of Petr Cech between the posts, but in truth the former Chelsea keeper was rarely troubled. https://twitter.com/Alex_TIMP/status/627864166854983680 Olivier Giroud arrived on the scene midway through the second half, and promptly justified his exclusion from the starting line-up. The Frenchman has never scored against Chelsea, and didn't look like he'd end that barren run. https://twitter.com/BenMcAleer1/status/627863217121964032 He wasn't the only one to waste a good opportunity, with Santi Cazorla failing to convert when one-on-one with Thibaut Courtois. https://twitter.com/VieiraPaddy/status/627877939871395840 Arsenal held on, though, and the victory could be significant on a psychological level as they prepare for a tilt at the title. There's an atmosphere of belief in North London, according to one of the invincibles, and it showed. Still, it's good to see that some things will never change. https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/627877053870817280