England through, Arsenal victorious and the state of Liverpool

Published: Aug. 7, 2023, 2:56 p.m.

It\u2019s Jimbo, Raphael Honigstein, Jay Harris and Adrian Clarke with the latest Totally Football Show as the domestic season officially gets underway.\n\nArsenal win the Community Shield on penalties to gain some measure of payback on Manchester City. Plenty to debate regarding the performances of Kai Havertz and Declan Rice. But could David Raya be a destabilising signing?\n\nEngland are certainly destabilised by Lauren James\u2019s crazy red card against Nigeria but although the Lionesses are looking leggy, they still progress to the World Cup quarter-finals on spot-kicks.\n\nThe Athletic\u2019s James Pearce tells us what shape Liverpool are in and whether they can make any additions so that their phenomenal firepower isn\u2019t undone by defensive weakness.\n\nPlus the EFL\u2019s opening weekend brings goals, rain and induction songs.\n\nProduced by Charlie Jones.\n\xa0\nRUNNING ORDER:\xa0\n\u2022 PART 1: England progress past Nigeria on penalties (01.20)\n\u2022 PART 2: Arsenal win the Community Shield (14.00)\n\u2022 PART 3: James Pearce on Liverpool\u2019s prospects (36.30)\n\u2022 PART 4: The EFL returns (47.00)\n\nSIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR \xa31.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS\n\u2022\xa0theathletic.com/totally\n***\n\u2022\xa0Go to indochino.com and use code TOTALLY to get 10% off any purchase of $399 or more.\n\u2022\xa0Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/totally. Go to shopify.com/totally to take your business to the next level today\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices