MANCHESTER, England, Dec 12 : Manchester City will be without Rodri again for Sunday's Premier League game at fourth-placed Crystal Palace as their Ballon d'Or winner continues to recover from a hamstring injury that has sidelined him since October.

City could use the 29-year-old Spain midfielder in their title chase as they have narrowed the gap with Arsenal and sit two points behind the leaders in second place after 15 games.

"Rodri is training really well," City assistant manager Kolo Toure told reporters on Friday. "He looks sharper and sharper every day we see him but, for sure, I don't think we're going to see him for the weekend but he is going through the process."

Toure was filling in for City boss Pep Guardiola, who missed the pre-game press conference due to what the club cal

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