City have failed to hit their usual high standards this term but the England international says he has learnt a lot of lessons from a campaign that has seen their stranglehold on the Premier League title come to an end.

Asked for reasons behind the club's underwhelming campaign, Foden told TNT Sports' 'Sign Up – Into Football': "I would put it down to a number of things. Obviously we had a lot of injuries, all of the stuff we have won in the past has been so demanding on the body.

"You cannot stay at the top forever, sometimes there are downs in life. I feel like this season, even though we have not won (as much), I have learnt the most from it.

"It just shows how much you have to put in to win these trophies and the level that is set to win. It's a learning curve for me this season and next season hopefully we can be back to our best and play the way that we used to."

Foden doesn't think wholesale changes are required at the club for a return to glory next season as the players will be "motivated" to put themselves back on top.

He said: "Not much needs to change. Just believe in the manager, try to keep players fit which is important because we have had a lot of injuries, team spirit, be motivated to try and go and do it again and create a great surrounding – I feel that is all we need to do and we should be back."