Manchester City will be without midfielder Rodri for matches against Villarreal and Aston Villa this week as the Spanish midfielder continues his recovery from a hamstring injury, manager Pep Guardiola said<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old, who missed most of last season recovering from a major knee injury, limped off in the first half of City’s 1-0 win at Brentford on October 5 before withdrawing from the Spain squad for their World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n
He also missed City’s 2-0 home win over Everton on Saturday.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think so for Villarreal or Aston Villa,” Guardiola told British media. “It’s not long, but it’s muscular and you have to be careful.<\/p>\n
“We’ve tried so many times, we’ve tried to not take a risk, but we have not been able to (manage) that. So we will see.”<\/p>\n
City travel to Rodri’s former club Villarreal on Tuesday in the Champions League before facing Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Guardiola’s side are second in the league on 16 points after eight matches, three points behind leaders Arsenal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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