Man City next target is looming after Champions League scare

Manchester City players know that they need to start winning Premier League games again after coming through a scare in the Champions League.

Pep Guardiola's side went 2-0 down at home to RB Leipzig on Tuesday night when they needed just a point to confirm top spot in the group, A second-half response ensured that not only did the Blues got what they needed but they also came away with the win after goals from Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, and Julian Alvarez.

With a favourable last-16 draw secured (hypothetically, at least), City can now concentrate on other competitions until February. That will include the Club World Cup and FA Cup, but first the players know they need to get back to winning ways in the Premier League after consecutive draws against Chelsea and Liverpool.

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City have a tough home game against Tottenham followed by a tricky trip to Aston Villa days later, with matches away to Luton and at home to Crystal Palace filling their league schedule before they head to Saudi Arabia for a shot at another trophy. There was no sugar-coating of the RB Leipzig performance after the match, and the players are under no illusions about the improvements needed.

"We have important games before the Club World Cup against Spurs and Villa and we need to really focus on these games," said defender Manu Akanji. "We need points because we drew twice so it's really important to get winning again.

"We didn't play well in the first half. We did a lot of mistakes, lost a lot of duels. We had to change it in the second half and did better. It still wasn't