""It's muscular," Guardiola confirmed. "Of course I don't want to lose him [at all] because he is such an important player. "We tried to take care of him, but it is what it is.""
""I was right, no?" he told Sky Sports. "You asked me why I don't play him 90 minutes all the time. The journalists always ask me why I substitute him. "This is why we tried to be gentle and play [him] for 60-65 minutes.""
""two or three weeks""
Rodri hobbled off inside the first 20 minutes of Manchester City's win at Brentford with a muscular problem and was replaced by Nico Gonzalez. Guardiola confirmed the issue is muscular and said he does not want to lose Rodri because he is an important player. Rodri missed most of last season with a ruptured ACL and has featured only 15 times since the 2023–24 season, also missing the previous weekend's win over Burnley due to knee pain. Guardiola defended earlier substitutions and manages Rodri's minutes, typically 60–65, to protect his fitness. Erling Haaland scored the only goal, giving Guardiola his 250th Premier League victory.
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