Juanma Lillo and Man City know their RB Leipzig priority for Arsenal

Manchester City have the potential for a miserable month.

The Blues still top the Premier League table yet defeat to Wolves coming after their Carabao Cup exit has put some added focus on two much more difficult fixtures. A trip to RB Leipzig to determine who gets early control of the Champions League group is followed by a visit to the Emirates for their first contest with title contenders Arsenal.

City could probably lose four in a row and not be anywhere near a crisis, such is the strength the club still has and the aura that the Treble winners command. Going without a win in four would not make for much fun heading into a fortnight without domestic football before a home game with the dangerous Brighton after the international break.

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Arsenal is more important than Leipzig in terms of setting the mood in which Pep Guardiola will enter the latest pause. Victory over Mikel Arteta's men would not only reinforce City as the team to beat in England but also take three precious points off a rival knowing how important these matches proved to be last season.

Leipzig comes first though, and this game offers opportunities but also potential difficulties. City would welcome any of the following ahead of their game in North London: a standout performance in the Rodri role, Erling Haaland banging a few in, Jack Grealish turning in a performance to quieten the strange noise around him.

What is most important, more than the result, is that City do not suffer any more injuries or suspensions as a result of Wednesday's game. Rodri's red card cost City at Wolves, while a sending-off for Walker against Leipzig a