For most English Premier League teams, finishing third and reaching the FA Cup final would be a great season. But for Manchester City, things are different. England’s richest and most powerful club just wrapped up a season in which — gasp — it didn’t win any trophies for the first time in eight years.

Manchester City enters this year’s tournament looking to become the first club since Spanish superpower Real Madrid in 2018 to win back-to-back Club World Cups. Though they came short of winning a fifth straight English Premier League title, City has the talent to make a run in its second-ever CWC appearance.

With Mateo Kovačić sidelined due to an Achilles injury, there's a strong chance Reijnders will line up alongside Rodri in central midfield.