Manchester City have enjoyed themselves both on and off the pitch in reaching the last 16 of the Club World Cup in the USA - but the temperature is set to crank up.
City are the only side with a 100% winning record, but the hard work begins now in the knockouts as they face Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal in Orlando on Tuesday.
Manager Pep Guardiola and his men endured a miserable 2024-25 campaign without lifting a major trophy, but the Premier League team already appear to be a much happier and, ominously for their rivals, a more dangerous outfit than last term.