Rodri is approaching Match Fitness prior to the season opener Wolves from Manchester City


Manchester City is planning to manage the return of midfielder Rodri from injury with regular but limited playing time, said Pep Guardiola manager prior to the Premier League opener of Saturday at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The expected return of Ballon d’Or Winner Rodri, who missed almost the entire season 2024-2025 after an ACL injury, has lifted city fans while looking at burial memories of last season’s disappointment.

City finished third in the competition and ended the campaign without a trophy for the first time since 2016-17.

Guardiola confirmed that Rodri will travel to Wolverhampton, but defender Josko Gvardiol, midfielder Mateo Kovacic and winger Savinho are sidelined with injury, while goalkeeper Niererson is also out of reports that connect him with a move.

“Rodri comes back so quickly, and more importantly, his knee is perfect
. He played Juventus (at the club World Cup in June) and then had to be an injury for six weeks. We will try to avoid that, «Guardiola told reporters on Friday.

“Now he has to bring the minutes into training sessions and especially a few minutes in the games. Because what we want for him is not to come back and take a step back and to come back and take a step back … that would not be good.

«You can’t get a rhythm in this dynamic. And the competition? It is so demanding. He has had good training and he travels tomorrow. We will decide how many minutes. If not, he can hopefully play minutes in the following games.»



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