As the Community Shield neared its conclusion, the entire Arsenal end at Wembley, their flags fluttering in the late afternoon sunshine, broke into a jubilant chant. “One nil to the Arsenal,” they sang. It wasn’t the imminent arrival of the least significant piece of silverware in the football calendar that had so energised them. It was the nature of the opposition. It has been a long time since that particular chant has been heard at a match against Chelsea. And how the North London thousands enjoyed their moment, enjoyed the reversal of apparently irreversible fortune, enjoyed a win over the champions at long, long last. No-one from the Arsenal contingent enjoyed it...
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