Manchester City midfielder Nico Gonzalez is a “safe and cautious” alternative to injured star Rodri for Wednesday’s Champions League trip to Monaco , Citizens expert Steven McInerney from Esteemed Kompany has told Sports Mole .

The Citizens are currently sweating over the fitness of the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner, who requested not to play last weekend’s over Burnley because of “a lot of pain in his knee” according to manager Pep Guardiola .

Speaking after City’s victory against the Clarets at the Etihad Stadium, Guardiola confirmed that Rodri is feeling pain in the same knee in which he tore his anterior cruciate ligament this time last year, forcing the Spaniard to miss more than eight months of football in the 2024-25 campaign.

Rodri, , has emerged as a

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