Manchester City star Ilkay Gündoğan admits he's finding it hard to stay motivated during lockdown.

Players have been forced to train at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, with matches suspended indefinitely.

"I have a few things to do and then I'm ready to go. To be honest, it's not so easy to motivate yourself these days every day when you are training," Gundogan told the Manchester Evening News. "You know, like people who are working from home, you can maybe compare it to that.

"For those people it's also not the same as driving to work every day and then doing their jobs. You have to motivate yourself to do things and to do your work. Some days it's harder than others."

The German has spent time and effort organising donations to his homeland.

"I've done these things because I can identify with them," he explained. "Heinsberg was pretty much the coronavirus outbreak in Germany and it's not far from my hometown, so there's a connection.

"Gelsenkirchen is my home and there was a possibility to do something so I did it, and Nuremberg, I've lived there for a long time, it was my first professional team.

"My former school principal contacted me. I like him a lot and I'm still in touch with him. We made a plan and did something.

"Those were all things I could identify with, 100 per cent. I'm a privileged person and I am grateful that I am able to help in those situations.

"There are many people who struggle, who don't have a home or food and things like that. Not only during the coronavirus crisis. I was very happy to be able to help."