Pep Guardiola refused to downplay the test that Nottingham Forest will provide Man City this weekend, invoking the club's storied history in Europe in the process.
Speaking following City's come-from-behind victory over Serbian side Crvena Zvezda on Tuesday, Guardiola admitted his side will need to be at their best when they play host to Forest on Saturday.
'Now we have Nottingham Forest - 2x Champions League winners. They have won one more than us. It is the truth, I’m not joking'
Forest were just the fourth British team to lift the famous trophy when Brian Clough's side defeated Malmo in 1979 thanks to first-half goal from the first British £1m signing Trevor Francis.