Manchester City’s Rodri Unlikely To Be Fit Until After September Break, Says Pep Guardiola

Manchester City’s Rodri, who missed astir of past play aft rupturing anterior cruciate ligament wounded past September, is improbable to beryllium “really fit” until aft this September’s world break, says Pep Guardiola.

The midfielder’s fitful comeback was interrupted astatine nan Club World Cup successful nan United States erstwhile a substitute quality astatine nan last-16 shape against Al-Hilal was curtailed successful other clip by a groin problem.

“Rodri is getting amended but he had a large wounded successful nan past crippled against Al-Hilal,” said City’s manager. “He has trained amended successful nan past fewer days. Hopefully aft nan world break, he will beryllium really fit.”

City recreation to Wolves connected 16 August and past look Tottenham and Brighton earlier nan September break. Guardiola added: “Hopefully successful these games, he tin play immoderate minutes, but what is important is that he doesn’t person symptom because we don’t want Rodri coming backmost injured. We will effort desperately to debar that.”

Rodri, Phil Foden and Mateo Kovacic – who had room connected an achilles wounded successful nan summertime – were each near retired of City’s travelling squad for nan Saturday’s friends against Palermo successful Sicily.

Asked if they would beryllium disposable for adjacent weekend’s Premier League opener, Guardiola added: “Ninety minutes for Rodri I don’t deliberation so. Phil, hopefully, it depends connected nan problem but it’s a agelong week truthful hopefully but Kova [is] injured until September aliases October. Hopefully [he will beryllium back] earlier.”