It's safe to say there are some mixed messages from the Manchester City camp ahead of the Club World Cup. Plenty have spoken to the tournament's official broadcaster about the competitions and, unsurprisingly, are full of praise for it.

But then you have centre-back Manu Akanji , who broke ranks to say that he didn't like it and that many of his teammates felt the same way. "We players would love to have some holidays, and some time for our bodies to rest," he added.

One City star who may feel similar is Rodri , who spent his last media appearance before he suffered a season-ending injury to say that footballers may have to go on striker to make a point about too many games in the calendar. The Spaniard will want to continue his recovery from his ACL, yet at the same time City woul

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