2024-09-24 08:14:28
A few days ago, Rodri warned about the high stress involved in football. Now the Manchester City star has apparently sustained a serious injury himself.
The English champions Manchester City will probably have to do without midfield strategist Rodri for a long time. The 28-year-old is said to have sustained an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee in the top match against Arsenal FC (2:2) at the weekend. ESPN and the Spanish sports daily “Marca” reported this on Monday.
Rodri had only played his second game of the current Premier League season against the Gunners; the Spaniard had already missed the start of the new season with a thigh injury.
Rodri, who was voted the best player of the tournament when the Spanish national team won the European Championship in the summer, had complained just last week about the excessive workload in football and even threatened to go on strike. “I think we’re close to that,” the European champion stressed at the press conference before City’s Champions League opener against Inter Milan (0:0): “Someone has to look after us because we are the main actors in this sport or business, or whatever you want to call it.”
A long-term absence of Rodri would be a bitter setback for team manager Pep Guardiola’s team. The team is aiming to win the Premier League’s fifth championship in a row, and City also wants to win the Champions League trophy again after 2023.