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Manchester City have been handed a major fitness boost after Rodri and Rayan Cherki returned to training ahead of the Champions League trip to Monaco on Wednesday.

Rodri missed the weekend win against Burnley after complaining of pain in his knee in Friday’s training session. The 29-year-old was feeling the problem in the same knee that he injured last September as he continues to work his way back to full fitness.

But he was the first player to be out on the grass at the City Football Academy on Tuesday morning, kicking a ball around and chatting with fitness coach Lorenzo Bonaventura. Rodri then took part in the session with the rest of the squad.

He was joined by Cherki, who is closing in on a return to action having been out with a thigh injury since the final week of

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