Confirmation for Manchester City and their coach Pep Guardiola: Rodri suffers from a ligament injury in his right knee. The Spanish defensive midfielder was injured during Sunday’s Premier League match against Arsenal (2-2). In the 16th minute, he was injured in a duel with Gunner Thomas Partey, before limping out five minutes later and being replaced by Kovacic.
This Wednesday, Rodri underwent examinations in Madrid, after initial tests in Manchester, and the diagnosis is not good: the ligaments are affected. “The evaluation continues in order to determine the extent of the injury and the expected prognosis” concerning his duration of unavailability, specified the Mancunian club about the 28-year-old player, who could be absent for a long time and even until ‘at the end of the season.