Arsenal started the new season with a piece of silverware as they lifted the FA Community Shield following a penalty shootout victory over Liverpool.
Taking the lead early on through a stunning finish from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as he curled the ball home from outside the area, Liverpool's January signing Takumi Minamino restored parity with 17 minutes left on the clock.
The game subsequently went to penalties and it was the Gunners who came out victorious with a 5-4 win after Liverpool's Rhian Brewster smashed his effort against the crossbar, thus allowing Aubameyang to win it with Arsenal's final penalty.
Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez could be seen trying to put off Liverpool's players before they stepped up to take a penalty, most notably when youngster Curtis Jones lined up to take their fourth kick.
Well, it seems the mind games actually started just before the shootout commenced as the captains decided on which team would go first.
With both goalkeepers joining Virgil Van Dijk and Aubameyang talking to the referee, Martinez could be seen questioning the Liverpool captain after he made his decision over when the Reds would take their penalties.
He said to the Dutchman: "You sure? Are you sure?"
Although Martinez didn't actually save one in the shootout, the Arsenal team were quick to celebrate with him after Aubameyang found the net with the decisive penalty.
Amid reports suggesting that Martinez could be on his way out of the Emirates this summer despite his fine form after replacing Bernd Leno in the sticks towards the end of last season, Mikel Arteta provided an update on the Argentine's future in his post-match press conference.
"We are in the market but there is a lot of speculation," he said after the game.
"Emi has shown in the last few months what he's capable to do for this football club, I am convinced he has the level to play for us consistently at that level, he showed that today in a final.
"I cannot stop the speculation or what people write about us."
