Pep Guardiola has said that Rodri will miss the rest of the season after Manchester City verified the Spanish midfielder’s successful surgery.
Rodri’s knee sustained meniscus and ACL injury during the 2-2 draw with Arsenal.
Guardiola stated, “He had surgery this morning.” Meniscus and the ACL. Therefore, he will return next season. For him, this season is done.
“It’s unfortunate that we received the worst news, but that’s what happened. We will support him and take things step by step going forward.”
“Muscular issues definitely arise the year following a nine-month ACL injury. Not only will Rodri be at his best in nine months, but as a club, we will find a way to make it work.
The possibility of City strengthening in January and purchasing a successor for Rodri was then brought up by Guardiola.
Guardiola said, “We will see.” “We spoke with Txiki today; we’ll monitor the situation. Surely we don’t have to make a decision tomorrow? We have time to anticipate any potential issues, and then we’ll find out.
The 28-year-old is essential to Pep Guardiola’s team, as the manager declared on Tuesday night that the winner of Euro 2024 is “irreplaceable.”
Days had passed since Rodri issued his dire warning that players might go on strike due to overwork and an escalating schedule of games.
After sustaining a hamstring injury during Spain’s July triumph over England in the Euro 2024 final, he missed the beginning of the current year, having played 63 games for both club and nation in the previous campaign.
Rodri has only lost one match for the team in the last eighteen months, the FA Cup final loss to Manchester United at the end of the previous campaign. Rodri scored the goal that earned Manchester City the Champions League in 2023.
After he was crowned player of the tournament for leading Spain to Euro 2024 victory in the summer, Guardiola referred to him as the “best holding midfielder in the world” and a “potential Ballon d’Or winner”.
Last season, Rodri was out by injury or suspension for all three of Manchester City’s Premier League losses—away to Wolves, Arsenal, and Aston Villa—and Guardiola has occasionally found it difficult to find a replacement.
“The team won’t play with the best midfielder in the world for a long, long time,” Guardiola declared on Tuesday following City’s Carabao Cup victory against Watford. “Rodri is irreplaceable.”
