Manchester Metropolis midfielder Rodri will miss the remainder of the season after struggling a knee damage in his proper knee in opposition to Arsenal.

Assessments confirmed an ACL damage suffered within the fifteenth minute after a coming collectively between him and Arsenal’s Thomas Partey, based on ESPN. The midfielder acquired some therapy, however could not proceed and was substituted within the twenty first minute.

It is an enormous blow for a Metropolis aspect in search of a fifth-consecutive Premier League title and a second Champions League trophy. So as to add to the damage woes, Kevin De Bruyne missed out on Sunday’s match, and solely performed in 18 league video games final season. Guardiola has mentioned he is uncertain when De Bruyne will return leaving Metropolis with two gaps to fill in midfield.

Rodri has been a vital a part of Manchester Metropolis’s success in latest historical past. He scored the Champions League-winning aim in opposition to Inter Milan within the crew’s treble-winning marketing campaign. Contemplating Metropolis’s squad, it is debatable he is the one participant the aspect do not have a like-for-like alternative of prepared to return in off the bench given his affect and significance tactically.

The Spain worldwide made headlines final week suggesting gamers are ‘shut’ to putting over the quantity of matches in a season.

Manchester Metropolis have not misplaced a Premier League sport in 52 tries wherein Rodri began, together with the two–2 draw in opposition to Arsenal on Sunday.