Rodri suffered an injury setback during the Club World Cup and is not expected to be fully fit until after the September international break. He had missed a significant portion of the previous season due to an ACL injury. Guardiola expressed hope for Rodri's participation in upcoming matches, emphasizing the importance of avoiding pain and further injuries. Manchester City has strengthened their midfield this summer, yet Rodri remains a crucial player, as statistics show a notable drop in team performance without him on the field.
"Rodri is getting better, but he had a big injury in the last game against Al-Hilal. He has trained better in the last few days. Hopefully after the international break, he will be really fit."
"What is important is that he doesn't have pain because we don't want Rodri coming back injured. We will try desperately to avoid that."
"Since Rodri's Community Shield debut in August 2019, Man City have won 73.2% of matches with the midfielder starting, but that figure dropped to 61.7% without him across all competitions."
"Guardiola's side also scored more goals (2.5) per game and conceded fewer (0.8) with Rodri, though that dropped to 2.2 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game when absent."
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