Sad news for Pep Guardiola: Rodri suffers another knee injury!

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·29 September 2025

Sad news for Pep Guardiola: Rodri suffers another knee injury!

It appears to be a complication of the previous injury.

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The absence of Rodri from Manchester City's previous lineup was a calculated decision born from a concerning conversation. Manager Pep Guardiola has since shed light on the situation, revealing it was the midfielder himself who raised the alarm.

The issue stems from a familiar source: the same knee that troubled the Spanish international in the past. Guardiola recounted the decisive moment, stating:

In training Rodri said: ‘I can’t play. My knee hurts badly, I can’t play.’ And I told him: You can’t play? Then you won’t play. Someone else will take the field. It’s the same knee he injured before.

🚨 Guardiola: “In training, Rodri said. I'm not able to play. I have a lot of pain in my knee, I cannot play”. “And I said: You cannot play? You don't play. So, another one is going to play. It’s the same knee he had injured”. @City_Xtra
– Minggu, 28 September 2025

Faced with this direct plea, the manager opted for caution over risk, leaving his key player out of the squad.

🚨 | Pep Guardiola confirms Rodri is struggling with pain in the same knee he injured last season. Pep: “Rodri, yesterday in training, said ‘I’m not able to play.’” 😳 [via @HaytersTV]
– Minggu, 28 September 2025

While Rodri watched from the sidelines, the scoring burden fell to Erling Haaland, who proceeded to unleash his brilliance against Burnley. A formidable double strike not only secured vital points but also propelled the Norwegian to a monumental personal milestone, seeing him eclipse the Premier League goal tally of Manchester United icon Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.