The 24-year-old star has weighed in on the club's prospects as they approach the end of a tough campaign which has seen them drop to fifth in the Premier League and fail to reach the last-16 of the Champions League.

Speaking to reporters this week, he's quoted by the Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: “I feel if we can come up with the FA Cup and finish in the top four, it will save a poor season in my eyes.

“It's one of our main targets now, to make sure we're playing in the Champions League next season.

"It’s in our hands if we win our games, so we’ve got to believe in what we can do and believe we can do it."

Pep Guardiola's side were hoping for a record-extending fifth consecutive Premier League crown.

Instead, they find themselves 22 points adrift of leaders Liverpool, and a Champions League spot next season yet to be guaranteed.

Foden pondered: "If I ever win anything again, I'm going to make sure I enjoy it even more, because it shows how quickly things can change.

"What we were doing in the past isn’t normal, so it shows the level of football which was set and how challenging it is to do what we did.

“People have seasons like this and it’s about how you come back. You can’t always be at the top and this happens, it’s a part of football."

And an FA Cup final win would be a big boost for the team, helping them end the campaign on a high.

He said: “It wasn’t our aim to be here at the start of the season, but that’s football sometimes, you never know what’s around the corner.

“There are always teams improving and challenging us and we’ve had a bit of a slip this season, but we can still finish it off strong and save the season if you like.”