City have the chance to win another major trophy in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace this weekend but the striker feels that the campaign has been "boring" as a result of the club's failure to challenge for the Premier League title and early Champions League exit.

Haaland told BBC Sport: "This season has been tough. It is not nice to lose so many games. It is boring and not fun. That's why we need to finish well and get a trophy.

"It is a good habit to reach Wembley and always important to win trophies. We have the FA Cup final to play for and in a horrific season we still managed to do this."

Haaland claims that City have let standards slip after winning four consecutive league titles and knows that the team will be in for a tough test against Palace at Wembley as they seek to avoid a trophyless season.

The Norwegian international said: "When you have won four league titles in a row, if you don't win five it's not going to be a successful season.

"Those are the standards we have set. We haven't done good enough in the league but still hoping for Champions League qualification.

"Crystal Palace are a really difficult club to play against. At Selhurst Park we drew (2-2 in December) and they started really well at the Etihad (in City's 5-2 win last month).

"They are an amazing team with quality players."

City have been hit by injuries to key players this season but Haaland says it is no excuse for a sub-standard campaign.

He explained: "We haven't been stable enough this season and we haven't won enough games, it is as simple as that.

"We have to perform better in the big games. We haven't won enough consecutive games.

"Of course, we have had injuries throughout the season. But we should not search for excuses.

"Every single one of us hasn't been good enough and we haven't been at our best, so when you are not at your best you aren't going to win games in this country because it's so hard."