Pep Guardiola has already warned Man City about their toughest task this season

For the first time in their history, Manchester City will start their UEFA Champions League campaign as the holders.

For City fans, their unbelievable feat will live long in the memory. It was not a vintage performance against Inter Milan in the final but they got the job done and completed the treble.

Yesterday's group stage draw marks the start of a new campaign, a new challenge. Unsurprisingly, City are again favourites to win the trophy.

Pep Guardiola knows how difficult that is. Only Real Madrid have ever won the Champions League in successive years. It's a huge challenge for City to go again.

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“It was written in the stars that we’d win this season – and we did," Guardiola said after last season's trophy win. " I’m feeling tired, calm and satisfied.

"This f****** trophy is so difficult to win. We knew it would be hard. They [Inter] are really good. We were anxious in the first half but it was a question of being patient.

"I told them to be patient. You have to be lucky, with Ederson at the end, and this competition is [a toss of] a coin. The momentum came from winning the Premier League and FA Cup and now we have this.

"It was not our best performance. I have no energy to think of next season and we need a break. We will start from zero and it’s our job. Winning the treble is so difficult.

"It is an honour to sit alongside Sir Alex Ferguson – I got a message in my phone this morning from him that touched me. Maybe we can build a museum for all the trophies.”

As the anthem rings out again, City will, at the very least, be expected to reach the latter stages of the competition. It's a fair expectation given the quality of