Declan Rice's Hilarious Blunder: Hits Himself in the Face with Community Shield Trophy After Thrashing 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 in the 2026/27 curtain raiser.

Following captain ‘s trophy lift, each player had a moment with the shield.

And while most of the stars managed to lift the trophy unscathed, it was certainly not the case with all.

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.

‘s impossible task of succeeding got off to the worst of starts, as opened the scoring within 24 seconds.

It was the .

Arsenal continued to pile the misery on Maresca’s sky blues, as they doubled the lead via just before the half-hour mark.

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 .