Manchester City confirmed on Wednesday that its Spanish defensive midfielder Rodri, a regular starter in the reigning four-time English champions, has suffered a serious knee injury, and is expected to be out for several months. “The assessment is ongoing to determine the extent of the injury and the expected prognosis” regarding his length of unavailability, the club from the northwest of England said of the 28-year-old, who injured “ligaments in his right knee” against Arsenal (2-2) on Sunday in the Premier League. This type of injury generally results in an absence of several months. Some British media outlets have even suggested that the midfielder, who won the European Championship this summer with Spain, is already out of the season. Rodri was injured in the first quarter of an hour of the match while trying to escape Thomas Partey’s marking on a corner. Last week, the Spanish international denounced the increase in the number of matches per season and its impact on players’ health and the quality of the game played.
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