Manchester United legend Gary Neville has stated he expects Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola to do one thing out of the odd to deal with midfield maestro Rodri’s absence.
Rodri Might Be Out for Months With Ligament Harm
Manchester Metropolis dropped two factors within the Premier League conflict with Arsenal on September 22, with the 2 title contenders taking part in out a 2-2 draw. Not solely did Metropolis drop two factors towards 10-man Arsenal, however additionally they misplaced one among their most vital gamers simply 20 minutes into the sport.
Within the 18th minute, Rodri went down below a problem from Thomas Partey, and he needed to come off the pitch simply a few minutes later. Initially, it was feared that Rodri had suffered an Anterior Cruciate Ligament tear, however Manchester Metropolis has but to substantiate it. The membership has solely stated that Rodri has suffered a ligament damage and has gone to Spain to fulfill with a specialist. Guardiola, in the meantime, has revealed he won’t be able to name on the midfielder for a “very long time.”
Gary Neville Expects an Unorthodox Answer from Manchester Metropolis Boss
Discussing how Guardiola may attempt to cope with Rodri’s absence, Neville stated on the It’s Referred to as Soccer podcast (through Manchester Night Information):
“I used to be pondering ‘what is going to Pep Guardiola have up his sleeve?’ You consider a person who put [Javier] Mascherano at centre half for Barcelona, a person who’s put gamers into totally different positions that we might by no means have anticipated as a supervisor.
“And I used to be pondering, ‘who’s he going to place in there? How is he going to play to compensate for the lack of this in all probability talisman kind determine?’ I consider solely [Erling] Haaland in all probability that you would take out of the Metropolis crew that may injury them as a lot as Rodri.”
He added:
“I do know [Kevin] De Bruyne’s there, I’m not ignoring him, however in the event you have been Arsenal and you would take one participant out of the Metropolis crew, as a result of they’ve misplaced [Julian] Alvarez you’d take Haaland out in all probability primary, you’d in all probability take Rodri out quantity two.
“Does John Stones turn out to be Rodri for the following six months? He’ll be engaged on that already Pep Guardiola. He gained’t simply sit again and do nothing. I can’t see him simply doing the odd.”
Manchester Metropolis Rodri has performed 174 Premier League video games for Manchester Metropolis. Metropolis has gained 129, drawn 26, and misplaced 19, attaining a 74.1% win price. The Cityzens have performed 21 league video games with out Rodri, successful 13, drawing as soon as, and dropping seven instances, attaining a considerably decrease 61.9% win price. Metropolis misplaced three Premier League video games final season. Rodri was serving a suspension in all three.
