It's the traditional curtain raiser to the new top-flight season in England today as Arsenal lock horns with Manchester City in the Community Shield.
The Gunners finally ended their long wait for a Premier League title last term as they ruled the roost for the first time since their Invincibles campaign in 2003/24.
And they will be looking to throw down the gauntlet at Wembley today with Manchester City kicking off a new campaign without Pep Guardiola for the first time in a decade.
Arsenal vs Manchester City top betting tips
Manchester City came out on top in the head-to-head with Arsenal last season, although the Gunners ended up getting the prize both clubs craved most.
Mikel Arteta's side will now be out to start their own era of dominance and Bet365 make them 4/5 favourites to get their hands on the Community Shield.
They have a more settled side and have recruited well so I fancy Arsenal to edge it today and backing them for a win inside 90 minutes boots the odds to 8/5.
Skipper Martin Odegaard impressed at the World Cup for Norway and the Gunners star is a tempting 21/10 with Bet365 for a goal or assist today.
Rangers vs St Mirren
New Rangers boss Derek McInnes finds himself under pressure just four games into his reign and needs a win when St Mirren come calling in the League Cup today.
The former Hearts and Aberdeen gaffer has yet to claim a victory since taking the reins and crashed out of the Europa League qualifiers to Jagiellonia Bialystok on Thursday night.
If Rangers also bow out of the League Cup at Ibrox to St Mirren it will leave McInnes facing even more scrutiny from a disgruntled fan base.
The Buddies have started the SPFL Premiership campaign with two wins and are also holders of the League Cup after shocking Celtic in last season's final.
But Bet365 make them 7/2 outsiders to reach the quarter-finals, with Rangers just 2/7 to progress.
St Mirren will have a go so this should be a decent spectacle and over 1.5 first-half goals could pay off at 6/5 with Bet365.
McInnes' side have won 17 corners across their two domestic outings so far and that's another market worth looking at.
Over 6.5 home corners pays 10/11 with Bet365, who also offer 20/21 on Rangers -3 in the corner handicap.
Heart of Midlothian vs Inverness Caledonian Thistle
It has been a tough start to the season for Wouter Vrancken at Hearts but his side are now showing signs of turning a corner and they should be too strong for Inverness in the League Cup today.
The Jambos were thumped 6-0 on aggregate by Sturm Graz in the Champions League qualifiers then also lost 6-1 away to Benfica in their quest to reach the Europa League.
But they held the Portuguese giants to a 1-1 draw in the Tynecastle return and that came off the back of an impressive 4-0 win over Dundee United in the SPFL Premiership.
Vrancken has Hearts playing much more progressive football than they did under McInnes and we should see a few goals today against Championship opposition.
Backing Heart of Midlothian at -1 in the handicap pays just 8/11 at Bet365 but the odds increase to 13/8 if you bet on them winning both halves.
Winger Calvin Miller scored a penalty in that rout of United and the former Falkirk star is 8/5 for another goal today.
Super singles
- Arsenal win in 90 minutes 8/5 Bet365
- Rangers -3 corner handicap 20/21 Bet365
- Hearts to win both halves 13/8 Bet365
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