Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden says winning the Club World Cup final can be a great way to enter the second-half of the season.

City meet Fluminense in Jeddah on Friday.

“If we can win on Friday it is going to give us massive confidence and a push that we need so hopefully we can win the final for the Club for the first time," Foden declared.

“It's our first time here as a club and hopefully we can win in the final as it's so important for the Club.

“It's hard to come here and adapt to the heat in a short time.

“But it was good to get back to winning ways and the game on Tuesday (against Urawa Red Diamonds) reminded me previously of how we used to play. The control was there.

“I think we need to do a longer build up, keep the ball and take our chances to attack.

“I thought we did that in the second half on Tuesday when they got tired, and the spaces opened up.

“We just want to keep going now."

He also said: “Every year is going to be more challenging. You can tell that by the way opposition teams set up. You see Crystal Palace and how deep they were.

“I won't criticise how they play as they did a good job of it, and it was hard to break down.

“Football teams want to beat us a lot more this year and we have to be ready for that, but I don't think we have changed one bit.

“The motivation is still there in the way we work every day."