Pep Guardiola has to come up with a plan for life without Rodri after the Manchester City midfielder was sent off in the 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
The news seemed to come as a shock to Pep Guardiola. It was bad enough that Rodri had been sent off in the win against Nottingham Forest, but now the Manchester City boss was being informed that he was set to miss the next three games.
Plenty at City will worry, however, and Guardiola is almost certain to be among them. Asked how his team will cope without Rodri, Guardiola joked they will still play with 11, but losing the defensive midfielder is no laughing matter for the Blues boss. City haven't had to do without him for three or more successive games since October and November 2019 and Guardiola might use the games against Newcastle and Wolves to audition for that role. Matheus Nunes has made a bright start to his City career but is likely to be a little more advanced and it could come down to a battle between Kalvin Phillips and Mateo Kovacic.
"He’s not fazed about his minutes and he’s a national player with England. With us he hasn’t played much but he’s really helped us." "But today it was a game we needed and he had to be there for the second ball, to keep the balls to make actions, to have the personality to hit long balls into the corners. When we have these experiences with the team, it’s amazing. Everyone made their contribution and that’s why we are where we are right now."
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