Manchester City will use Liverpool's difficult Champions League last-16 draw against Real Madrid as a reminder that nothing is guaranteed in the competition.
City were paired with RB Leipzig in the last-16 after the Blues topped their group, and will be reunited with the Germans after facing them in last season's group stage. City won the home game 6-3 in the first gameweek, before being beaten in Leipzig having already topped the group.
However, it was Liverpool's pairing with Real Madrid in a repeat of last season's final that caught the interest of director of football Txiki Begiristain, with one of the pre-season tournament favourites guaranteed to be knocked out before the quarter-finals.
