Manchester City revealed that Rodri had suffered wounded from the ligament in his right knee, all the reach of the injury is not clear.
The influential Spanish foreigner injured in the 2-2 Champions draw with Arsenal in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
A in Mancity. com said: “The evaluation remains in progress to verify the complete scope of the injury and the expected prognosis. All in the club wishes him an immediate recovery. “
The midfielder went to Spain to request a consultation this week after the first tests in Manchester.
There were reports that he would possibly be missing the rest of the reason, but, although the challenge is obviously serious, Pep Guardiola is hopeful that this will not prove bad.
Speaking before the club statement on Wednesday, the City manager said: “Still, we don’t have the definitive. He’ll be out for a long time, a while, but there is some opinions that maybe it will be less than we expect.
“Unfortunately, he hurt. At this time, I still can’t tell him [how much time] because we are waiting for his last phone calls and doctors to know precisely what he has and the type of surgery he has obtained. “
Guardiola admitted that Rodri leaves a great vacuum, saying: “We do not need that, however, we will have an intelligent season. I accept a lot with my players, I have the duty to locate a solution.
“Rodri is irreplaceable and the team will not play with the most productive midfielder in the global for a long time. Of course, it is a great blow to us.
“But that is football, it happened and my duty is to locate a solution, to be competitive as we have been for many years. “
Rodri forced in the first part of the raffle with Arsenal after having fallen without touch and seemed to cry before leaving the ground.
City rescued a draw against 10-player Arsenal with John Stones’ stoppage-time goal preserving their two-point lead over the Gunners at the top of the table.
Rodri, making his first Premier League, began a season as City controlled their workload after winning Euro 2024 with Spain in the summer.
According to FIFPRO, he had 22 days off last season due to his commitments for club and country.
Last week, Rodri raised the possibility of players striking over the increasing demand placed on them due to the ever-expanding fixture list.
“I think we are close.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen but it’s something that worries us because we are the guys that suffer.”
Rodri joined City in 2019 from Atlético de Madrid and made 260 appearances in all competitions, helping the club with 4 league titles as in the Champions League in 2023.
Zinny Boswell of Sky Sports:
Despite all the debate and deliberation on the flashpoints of Sunday’s name show, Rodri’s injury may be the incident that has the maximum repercussions for the rest of the season.
Possibly Rodri’s maximum influential figure at the time of Pep Guardiola’s reign.
City has not lost a game of the Premier League since February 2023. Four of the 11 games that have been lost have resulted in a defeat.
The champions will have to face without him for a prolonged spell for the first time since he joined Atlético de Madrid in 2019.
Guardiola has characteristics to update Rodri, with Mateo Kovacic, the player who tends to exceed at the base of the center of the field, however, the city is undoubtedly a decrease without the 28 -year -old man.
It is no coincidence that City have won four titles in a row with Rodri an almost ever-present. He is the heartbeat of the team.
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