Foden says Man City face 'six finals' in bid for league and FA Cup glory

The England midfielder hit his half-century with the first of his two strikes in Thursday's 4-0 hammering of Brighton, which lifted City into second spot, one point behind leaders Arsenal with a game in hand.

Pep Guardiola's side continue their quest to become champions for an unprecedented fourth consecutive season at relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest on Sunday and then face Wolves, Fulham, Tottenham and West Ham before a second successive FA Cup final against Manchester United.

"It's a great milestone to reach," Foden told City's website. "I'm really delighted at the moment with the position I'm playing and I keep finding the back of the net for the team.

"I want to keep trying to do that because when I find the net we seem to go and win games. I'm delighted with the way I'm playing and there are six matches left, so six more finals to go and I just want to keep trying to help the team."

Foden fired home a deflected free-kick to add to Kevin De Bruyne's fine diving header at Brighton and then produced a clinical first-time finish before Julian Alvarez completed the scoring in the second period.

The 23-year-old feels City's past achievements will help calm nerves in a tense run-in. "I wouldn't say it's an advantage but I feel it makes us a lot calmer," he said. "We've done it before, we have all the experience in the world. I think that's a little bit of a positive that we don't really feel the nerves."

Foden now has 24 goals for the season in all competitions. Top scorer Erling Haaland is a doubt for the weekend visit to the City Ground after missing his side's past two games due to a muscle issue.

City have on average picked up more points, scored more goals and conceded fewer without the Norway striker this season but