Pep Guardiola has already warned Man City players about RB Leipzig's main threat

After dropping points away at Nottingham Forest at the weekend, Manchester City will have to quickly switch their focus from the Premier League to the Champions League. The Blues are still one of the favourites to lift the prestigious trophy for the first time in the club's history, but they will need to raise their levels.

City's return to action following the break in the domestic campaign has been mixed. While the Blues are still in the top-flight title race, competing in the FA Cup and challenging in Europe, they disappointingly exited the Carabao Cup at the quarter-finals stage. As well as this, Pep Guardiola's men have dropped points in matches when no one saw it coming.

Guardiola's side have won nine matches since the end of December, and they have only lost twice in that period. However, as well as being charged by the Premier League earlier this month, City's standards on the pitch have somewhat dropped. The 'tricky period' will quickly be forgotten if the reigning champions do indeed go on to lift silverware this term, but people are starting to question the Blues for the first time in several years.

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The Blues will be confident of overcoming RB Leipzig in their Champions League Round of 16 tie, but with the German outfit coming out on top when the two sides last met in December 2021, City will certainly not underestimate their opponents. After the defeat to the Bundesliga outfit two years ago, Guardiola refused to criticise his players - despite an underwhelming showing.

Dominik Szoboszlai and Andre Silva put Leipzig two goals ahead in an empty Red Bull Arena, before Riyad Mahrez made it 2-1 with a late header. To make things worse