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Manchester City are in dire straits recently, having lost eight, drawn two and won one of their last 11 games. -1 won and the result began to show cracks in an aspect of the city without Rodri. In what looked like a simple game to bounce back on the way to victory, City claimed back-to-back defeats, losing 1-2 to Bournemouth in their next game, followed by a 1-4 thrashing at the hands of Sporting CP.
Back in domestic football, the poor form of the city continued, falling to the defeat against Brighton and Tottenham. Then, a 3-3 draw with Feyenoord in the Champions League gave hope, however, it was short-lived when Liverpool arrived here. In Anfield, in Anfield, Guardiola was humiliated in a 0-2 defeat, but then controlled for insurance a victory opposed to Nottingham Forest, winning 3-0.
But even that winning joy lasted little, since they tied 2-2 against Crystal Palace and then suffered consecutive defeats against Juventus and Manchester United.
Now it looks like Guardiola has come up with a contingency plan to fill in the void left by Rodri’s injury. But it looks like Guardiola is not looking for a defensive midfielder and seems to be content with Ilkay Gundogan in that role. According to Tuttosport, he is looking to sign Argentine star Lionel Messi in the winter transfer window, which means that the Spaniard is looking to fill in the leadership void left by Rodri’s absence.
Media reports suggest that Guardiola wants to sign Messi on loan for six months to get his team back on track for the second half. Messi is currently with Inter Miami and it has been reported that co-owner David Beckham will try to block. such a movement. Messi joined Miami in July 2023 and has played 39 games, scoring 34 goals and collecting 18 assists.