""Everybody knows it. But I said to Rodri, and maybe he struggled to understand: it's not about six months or seven months (after the injury). 'Ah, (after) eight months I'll play and be the Rodri of before.' No. "Rodri will be good at the World Cup with Spain (next summer). In the World Cup it will be the best Rodri and next season will be the best Rodri. This season will be how we handle it, step by step.""
""It's normal, it was one year on the massage table. The body changes, the rhythm changes. It's a question of time. If he's healthy and works with what he has to do, he will be back.""
Rodri returned for an hour in City's 2-2 Champions League draw in Monaco after missing almost all of last season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. He is expected to be fit for the upcoming trip to Brentford, but full recovery to his Ballon d'Or-winning level is likely to take most of the season. The long rehabilitation period has altered his body and rhythm, requiring step-by-step workload management. Nico González, a £50million signing from Porto, replaced Rodri and conceded a disputed late penalty. González joined on the final day of the winter window and is still establishing himself in midfield.
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