Manchester City revealed that Rodri had suffered a ligament injury up to his right knee, the full extent of the injury is unclear.
The influential foreigner of Spain was injured in the 2-2 draw of the champions with the Arsenal in the Premier League at the Etihad stadium on Sunday.
A in Manccity. com says: “The evaluation remains in progress to verify the complete scope of the expected injury and prognosis. Everyone 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.
When talking about the club on Wednesday, the city leader said: “Still, we do not have the definitive. It will be out for a long time, a time, however, there are reviews that it is possibly 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 precisely locate what he has and what kind of surgery he has. “
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 the first part of the draw with Arsenal after falling without touch and looked in tears before leaving the field.
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 made his first start at the Premier League season, while the city controlled its workload after winning the Euro 2024 with Spain in summer.
According to Fifpro, he had 22 days off last season due to his commitments for the club and the 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 to that. I think if you ask any player he will say the same. It is not the opinion of Rodri or whatever. I think it’s the general opinion of the players,” he said.
“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 Atletico Madrid and has made 260 appearances in all competitions, helping the club to four league titles as well as the Champions League in 2023.
Zinny Boswell of Sky Sports:
For all the debate and deliberation on the flashpoints of Sunday’s name showdown, Rodri’s injury may just turn out to be the incident that has the maximum repercussions for the rest of the season.
Rodri has arguably been City’s most influential figure in the second half of Pep Guardiola’s reign.
City have not lost a Premier League game that he has started since February 2023. Four of the 11 matches he has missed have resulted in defeat.
The champions will now have to face him without a spell for the first time since joining Atletico Madrid in 2019.
Guardiola has options to replace Rodri, with Mateo Kovacic the player who tends to deputise at the base of midfield, but City are undoubtedly weaker without the 28-year-old.
It is not a coincidence that City have won 4 titles in a row with Rodri and almost present. It is the central rate of the team.
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