Pep Guardiola explains why Rodri was out of Burnley clash

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has provided an update connected the ongoing fittingness of Rodri and the latest developments regarding Savinho’s future.

The Spaniard was speaking astatine the post-match property league aft the triumph implicit Burnley successful the Premier League. The triumph extends the bid of victories aft triumph implicit Manchester United successful the Premier League, Napoli successful the UEFA Champions League, and Huddersfield Town successful the 3rd circular of the Carabao Cup.

There person been successes for the Cityzens successful caller weeks, but wounded to Rodri has been a large interest for Pep Guardiola.

What did Pep Guardiola accidental astir Rodri's injury?

He said,

"Rodri, yesterday [in] training, helium said, ‘I’m not capable to play. I person a batch of symptom successful my knee, I cannot play, I cannot play’. And I said, ‘You cannot play? You don’t play. So, different 1 is going to play’. I don’t cognize yet, I don’t know. (Is it the aforesaid genu that helium injured?) Yeah.”

He besides gave an update connected Savinho’s future.

"Yeah [he’s going to motion a caller semipermanent Manchester City contract]. Yeah, we were truthful wide that we wanted to support him. It depends connected the offer, possibly the connection was not bully capable for the club, I don’t know. But of course, astatine his age, past play helium played a batch of minutes, tin play connected some sides, close and left, has a gait that is unbelievable. So successful those terms, he’s truly good.”

Rodri missed astir the entirety of past play done an ACL injury. However, Manchester City supporters volition anticipation that helium returns to fittingness precise soon arsenic the play gets much busy.

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