Manchester City’s midfielder Rodri out for ‘a long time’ due to knee injury

City regulater Guardiola says Rodri’s knee ligament injury will be a ‘huge blow’ to the club’s carry outance this season.

Manchester City’s midfielder Rodri has suffered a ligament injury in his right knee and will be adviseing a one-of-a-kindist in Spain to gauge the filled extent of its disjoinity, the Premier League club checked.

The 28-year-ageder Spain international limped off the pitch in the first half of City’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Arsenal on Sunday. Reports earlier this week shelp he could ignore the rest of the season.

Follothriveg City’s League Cup thrive over Watford on Tuesday, coach Pep Guardiola shelp the midfielder will be out for a “lengthy time”.

“Manchester City can check that Rodri has suffered a ligament injury to his right knee,” City shelp in a statement on Wednesday.

“The midfielder travelled to Spain to seek one-of-a-kindist adviseation this week, chaseing initial tests in Manchester. Assessment remains ongoing to asconfident the filled extent of the injury and foreseeed prognosis.

“Everyone at the club desirees him a speedy recovery.”

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— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 25, 2024

Rodri, named the best take parter at this year’s European Championship, which he won with Spain, has been key to Guardiola’s success at the helm of the Premier League champions.

Since uniteing from Atletico Madrid in 2019, Rodri has take parted 174 Premier League games for the club and has finished on the losing side only 19 times in that period, with 129 thrives.

His absence will be a blow to City, who are seeing to thrive a fifth straight Premier League title this season and are top of the standings with 13 points from five games.

Guardiola shelp he had the responsibility to discover a way of coping without the midfielder.

“Rodri is irswapable,” Guardiola shelp after City’s 2-1 thrive over Watford in the League Cup on Tuesday.

“When a team doesn’t take part with the best midfielder in the world for a lengthy, lengthy time of course it is a huge blow but my duty is to discover a solution so that we remain competitive as we have been for many years.

“When one take parter is irswapable you have to do it as a team, and this is going to happen.”

Rodri has been touted as a potential Ballon d’Or thrivener after his intransmitial role in City’s tardyst Premier League triumph and Spain’s success at Euro 2024.