It has been a long road back for Rodri. More than 13 months since suffering a knee ligament injury, the Manchester City midfielder's fitness is still a regular topic at manager Pep Guardiola's weekly news conferences. He has missed the last four games and when speaking at City's training ground on Tuesday, Guardiola could not put a timeframe on the Spain international's return.
"Rodri still is not [available]. He is getting better," Guardiola said. "He's training with us. We'll see. Hopefully soon, but not yet."
It's the latest chapter of a stop-start comeback.