Manchester City have taken a breather from their recent dismal form in the Premier League, and the players are motivated to put in the hard effort and turn their fortunes around, according to midfielder Rodri.

City have won just one of their previous six league games and have slumped to fourth place, five points behind leaders Arsenal, but the triple champions secured their place in the Club World Cup final with a 3-0 victory over Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday.

City, who also won the Uefa Super Cup this year, have been without the influence of injured Belgian maestro Kevin De Bruyne, and goal machine Erling Haaland has been sidelined with a foot injury.

De Bruyne, who has only made one league appearance this season owing to a hamstring injury, has returned to training, according to manager Pep Guardiola, but Haaland is still out.

The pair will miss Friday’s final against Fluminense of Brazil.

“We have to do everything we can to win everything because it will be history.” “It would be an incredible run if we finished with five titles,” Rodri added.

“[The last few games] left us with a very bad feeling in the locker room, so I think it was good for us to take a break and then come here to the [Club] World Cup.”

“When you’re in that situation, you have this mixed feeling of having failed and losing points. It’s a moment when you can’t say much; you must remain silent, work as hard as you can, and results will follow.”

City defeated Red Diamonds in the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to go to the Club World Cup final against Fluminense of Brazil.

City were frustrated by a well-organized Japanese side in the first half, but seized the lead in stoppage time thanks to an own goal by Marius Hoibraten.

Mateo Kovacic scored his first goal for City since signing from Chelsea in the 52nd minute, and Bernardo Silva’s deflected shot a few minutes later meant City could play the rest of the game in cruise control.

Pep Guardiola’s City, who had only won three of their previous eight games in all competitions, are attempting to become the fourth English team to win the Premier League title, behind Manchester United, Liverpool, and Chelsea.

They will be heavy favorites in Friday’s final against Copa Libertadores champions Fluminense, who defeated Egypt’s Al Ahly 2-0 on Monday.

“The players understand how important it is for the club,” said Guardiola, who has won the league three times with Barcelona and once with Bayern Munich. “You have to do incredible things like win the Champions League to get to this final.” This may be the only time we get to play this game in our lives.

“We will try to win the title we don’t have to complete the circle.”