Manchester City got their Champions League title defence off to a win against Red Star Belgrade but not without hiccup. Osman Bukari gave the visitors a shock 1-0 lead on the stroke of half-time with a counter-attacking goal that was awarded by VAR after initially being ruled out for offside.
City hit back within 80 seconds of the restart through Julian Alvarez before the Argentine scored a sublime goal to put the hosts ahead on 60 minutes.
Rodri made sure of the win with a classy finish on 73 minutes to hand Pep Guardiola his 102nd Champions League victory. City will come up against RB Leipzig - who beat Young Boys 3-1 - next in the competition. READ MORE: Man City player ratings vs Red Star READ MORE: Pep Guardiola puts Man City players on alert Here are a number of things City fans may have missed during the win over Red Star.
Midway through the second half, Ederson decided to perform a Cruyff turn 30 yards out from goal with Cherif Ndiaye charging him down.
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