Rodri

Manchester City midfielder Rodri (28) suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in his right knee during a 2-2 draw against Arsenal on 22 September 2024. The Spain international underwent surgery on 27 September 2024, which was expected to sideline him for the remainder of the season. ​(Source: Fabrizio Romano)

As of March 2025, while Rodri's return to training is encouraging, there is no definitive timeline for his return to competitive play. Guardiola stated: “It’s good, but he’s not so close to coming back. He’s touching the ball and back in the locker room.” He added: “He feels more confident and happier. I could not expect that before the end of the season in the Premier League, but maybe he is going to help us.” (Source: Manchester City)

Update Friday 25 April 2025

🎙️| Pep Guardiola: “Every training session he does with us, he does well,” he said when asked about the possibility of the Spaniard featuring in the remainder this season....“But I don’t know. Rodri wants [to play] but the doctor will have to say ‘Pep you have green light to give him minutes.’....“I want to rely on the doctors in that case.” (Source: Manchester City)

Update Wednesday 30 April 2025

Rodri has returned to training for Manchester City. (Source: Sky Sports)

Update Thursday 1 may 2025

🎙️| Pep Guardiola: “The moment the physio and doctor say that Rodri can start to play minutes and after that he will start to play minutes. But the doctors have to tell me. 

“It was a difficult injury. It was seven months to eleven months more or less the doctors said.

“He feels really good, every day he’s making sessions and sessions but we have to make the step to avoid making a step backwards and being injured again.

“That’s why you need to be careful. Important is one training session and then another one and every time he feels better and better.

“When the doctor says Rodri is stable and he can play, after that he is going to come back.”

Update Friday 16 may 2025

🎙️| Pep Guardiola: “He is much, much better,” ... “I will, speak to doctors. When he is ready, he will start. We don’t want to tackle a step back now.” (Source: Manchester City)