"It is just over a year since Rodri sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury during a 2-2 draw with Arsenal that ruled him out for almost the entire 2024-25 campaign. The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner has made five appearances in all competitions this season, totalling 331 minutes, with four of those outings coming from the start. However, Rodri suffered a setback at the start of the season and missed City's opening-day win over Wolves, while also sitting out of their 5-1 rout against Burnley on Saturday."
"Since the Spain international joined City in July 2019, he has missed 97 games across all competitions, with his absence felt more than most last year. Indeed, the Citizens have a win percentage of just 58.8% without Rodri patrolling their midfield, compared to 73% when the 29-year-old is fit and available to Guardiola. City also concede more goals on average per match when Rodri is unavailable (0.8 with and 1.1 without), further signifying his importance to the team."
""Rodri was training and said, 'I'm not able to play. I have a lot of pain in my knee. I cannot play, I cannot play.' And I said, 'if you cannot play, you cannot play'," Guardiola said. "I don't know yet, I don't know [about Rodri's fitness]," Guardiola added."
Rodri missed Manchester City's 5-1 win over Burnley because of significant knee pain. He suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in a 2-2 draw with Arsenal that sidelined him for almost the entire 2024-25 campaign. The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner has made five appearances this season, totalling 331 minutes, with four starts. An early-season setback caused him to miss the opening-day victory over Wolves. Since joining City in July 2019 he has missed 97 games overall. City's win rate drops from 73% with him available to 58.8% without him, and goals conceded rise from 0.8 to 1.1 per match. Nico Gonzalez and Rico Lewis have filled the defensive midfield role. Rodri's participation in the upcoming Champions League trip to Monaco remains uncertain.
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