Manchester City confirm bad news: Rodri suffers right knee ligament injury
Indisputable holder of Pep Guardiola’s core, the Spaniard could well miss the rest of the season.
Published on 09/25/2024 at 11:52
Manchester City confirmed on Wednesday the serious knee injury of its Spanish defensive midfielder Rodri, an indisputable starter in the reigning quadruple English champion team, whose absence is expected to extend for several months.
“The assessment continues to determine the extent of the injury and the expected prognosis” concerning his duration of unavailability, said the club from the northwest of England about the 28-year-old player, injured in the “ right knee ligaments” against Arsenal (2-2) on Sunday in the Premier League.
This type of injury generally results in an absence of several months. Some British media even mentioned a season already over for the midfielder, European champion this summer with Spain.
Last week, the Spanish international denounced the increase in the number of matches per season and the consequences on the health of the players as well as on the quality of the game played.
The current schedule, “in my humble opinion, is too much,” he said. “We have to take care of ourselves, we are the main characters of this sport, or this business, whatever you call it,” Rodri explained, raising the possibility of a players’ strike.
Since his arrival in 2019, Manchester City have lost only 11% of the 260 matches in which Rodri has taken part, according to figures from statistician Opta. The percentage of defeats amounts to 24% in his absence during this period.
Last season, the team in the sky blue jersey lost four of the five matches played without the former Atlético Madrid player, a series which does not include the elimination against Real Madrid on penalties in the quarter-finals. European Cup final.
