Manchester City have confirmed Rodri suffered a ligament injury to his right knee during Sunday’s draw against Premier League title rivals Arsenal.
The brief statement released to City’s official website read: “Manchester City FC can confirm that Rodri has suffered a ligament injury to his right knee. The injury was sustained during the first half of this weekend’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal in the Premier League.
“The midfielder travelled to Spain to seek specialist consultation this week, following initial tests in Manchester. Assessment remains ongoing to ascertain the full extent of the injury and expected prognosis.
“Everyone at the club wishes him a speedy recovery and mancity.com will bring you regular updates regarding his rehabilitation.”
Speaking after City’s League Cup victory over Watford on Tuesday night, Pep Guardiola revealed: “Still we don’t have the definitive [diagnosis] but he will be out for a long time, a while. But there are some opinions that maybe it will be less than we expected.
“Unfortunately, he was injured, but right now I couldn’t tell you. We are waiting for the last phone calls from him and the doctors for what definitely he has and the type of surgery he has to get.
“He’s okay. He’s strong, sad of course, and waiting for the final decision of what he has to do. We don’t want it, but we will [still] have a good season.”
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