Defending Champions, Manchester City got off to a flying start after securing an impressive 3-1 comeback victory over Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday night.

City defeated Inter Milan in Istanbul back in July to claim their first UCL title and they began their defence in an ultimately comfortable fashion.

As expected, the Guardiola-led side dominated the opening period but was guilty of wayward finishing and trailed to a sucker punch just before halftime as Osman Bukari broke clear to finish in style.

With Erling Haaland misfiring, Julian Alvarez leveled in the 47th minute to restore parity for the home side.

Alvarez scored again after he whipped in a right-footed cross with pace and Glazer flapped at thin air with the ball nestling in the net.

Rodri, scorer of the winner against Inter in June, produced a deadly right-foot finish from the left side of the penalty area to seal the victory.

“The last two games I didn’t know how many chances we missed,” Guardiola said after the game.

“We played really, really good but we were not able to score goals. We were consistent and in the end we won the game.”