Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Rodri is improving after injury, though he’s still yet to train with the team ahead of Manchester City’s trip away to Everton.
Manchester City midfielder Rodri picked up an injury during his team’s recent win over Arsenal, forcing him out of their next couple of games against Burnley and Southampton.
But Pep Guardiola has now revealed that the 29-year-old’s problem is improving, and whilst the player is yet to rejoin training, the manager feels confident about his chances ahead of City’s next match on Monday.
“[Rodri] is getting better,” Guardiola confirmed. “Still he hasn’t trained so we will see in the next few days. Always I am confident.”
City’s other injury issues include Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol, with Guardiola again confirming that the defenders are improving, but not taking part in full training so far.
“Ruben [Dias] is not yet with the team,” Guardiola said. “Him, Josko [Gvardiol] and Rodri are getting better.”
Excluding those three, City have a clean bill of health going into the final month of the season, a luxury for any club with something to play for at this stage. West Ham United are the only club in the Premier League with fewer injury doubts at the time of writing.
City will need their full squad for the coming weeks, as they’re set to play six matches in 21 days to round out the season. Five of those are Premier League fixtures, as they try to pip Arsenal to the title. The other is the FA Cup final on May 16th.
- Monday, May 4th: Everton vs Manchester City
- Saturday, May 9th: Manchester City vs Brentford
- Wednesday, May 13th: Manchester City vs Crystal Palace
- Saturday, May 16th: Chelsea vs Manchester City (FA Cup final)
- Tuesday, May 19th: Bournemouth vs Manchester City
- Sunday, May 24th: Manchester City vs Aston Villa