Man City boss Guardiola: CWC an honour to be part of; we've tried to find Urawa info

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has issued a rallying call to his players to seize what could only be a “once in a lifetime" opportunity and win the FIFA Club World Cup.

The Spaniard was speaking ahead of the UEFA Champions League winners' opening game in this year's FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia – Tuesday night's semi-final clash in Jeddah against AFC Champions League holders, Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan.

Guardiola admitted that lifting the trophy for the first time would allow City to complete the “little circle" of titles his side had set out to claim during his tenure in Manchester.

And he urged his men to seize the moment, conceding that having the chance to lift the FIFA Club World Cup is an opportunity most players get “maybe once in a lifetime".

He said: “It's a pleasure to be here, an honour. It's the first-time Manchester City is here, which shows how difficult it is and we won't take it for granted. To be here, to be sitting here, playing tomorrow, you have to have done something exceptional in the past.

“Of course, you want to win. Maybe we won't have another chance – maybe yes, hopefully yes. Maybe it's once in a lifetime, maybe two [times]. The players know that and will want to try and perform well tomorrow."

While this is Manchester City's first appearance at a FIFA Club World Cup, Guardiola is a tournament veteran, having won it three times – twice as manager of FC Barcelona and once with German giants, Bayern Munich.

While considered favourites for Tuesday night's clash with Urawa Red Diamonds, experience has taught Guardiola to take no FIFA Club World Cup fixture lightly.

He said: “This is the fourth time I've played this competition and the semi-finals – especially the first one [I