Rodri remains sidelined for Manchester City at Crystal Palace , as Pep Guaridola’s side bid to respond to Arsenal’s late win against Wolves.

The 2024 Ballon d’Or winner has played only a minute of football in more than two months, having suffered a hamstring injury in the 1-0 win at Brentford in early October and later made only a short-lived return off the bench against Bournemouth a few weeks later.

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City boss Pep Guardiola said last week that Rodri was “suffering” and “struggling” as he desperately seeks a comeback, but insisted he had to be protected and managed carefully to prevent any further issues being experienced by a player who missed most of last season with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his knee.

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