Rodri, Manchester City’s star midfielder, is out for the rest of the 2024-25 season due to a devastating ACL injury ¹ ². The Spanish international suffered the injury during City’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal last Sunday, and underwent surgery this morning ¹ ². This is a huge blow to City’s hopes of winning a fifth consecutive Premier League title and reclaiming the Champions League crown.
Pep Guardiola described Rodri as “irreplaceable” and acknowledged that City’s win rate drops significantly without him ¹ ². The team’s Premier League win rate with Rodri is 74.1%, but without him, it drops to 61.9% ¹. Guardiola remains upbeat, saying, “We will find a solution” and “we will talk” about potential replacements in the January transfer window ².
Rodri’s impressive record includes being unbeaten in his last 52 Premier League appearances, and City only lost one of the 50 matches he appeared in across all competitions last season – the FA Cup final against Manchester United ². His absence will be deeply felt, but City is determined to move forward and find a way to win without him.
