RUBEN DIAS believes Manchester City are facing a challenge that will define their legacy even more than the Treble and their four-in-a-row title triumph.
City go into a Champions League clash against Juventus having won one of their last nine games and with their hopes of avoiding a play-off to reach the last-16 hanging in the balance.
Dias has issued a rallying call, insisting that how the Blues respond to the biggest crisis of Pep Guardiola's storied coaching career will mean more than the 18 trophies they have lifted during their manager's eight-and-a-half-year reign.
Dias said: "That's the beauty of all of it I guess. The fact people are now wondering about us.
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