Man City handed huge Rodri injury worry to give Arsenal potential Premier League title boost
Manchester City and Pep Guardiola have been handed a huge Rodri injury scare which could greatly benefit Arsenal in the Premier League title race. The 27-year-old is arguably Guardiola's most important player, perhaps minus Erling Haaland, as evidenced by Man City's three defeats this season with Rodri missing all of them.
After picking up a straight red card in the win over Nottingham Forest, Rodri was suspended for Premier League trips to Arsenal and Wolves, with the reigning champions losing both games. A Carabao Cup exit at the hands of Newcastle was the other fixture that Rodri missed and any potential further absences will likely come as a huge blow for Man City and thus a boost for the Gunners and now a fresh update has suggested a new issue may be on the horizon.
While on international duty with Spain, COPE journalist Miguel Angel Diaz has claimed that the midfielder has complained of 'discomfort' and thus he will not be risked for Spain's first European Championship qualifier of the break against Cyprus this evening. David Raya is set to start the clash in goal while transfer target Martin Zubimendi lines up in midfield.
The same can also be said from an Arsenal perspective regarding Gabriel Jesus, who joined up with the Brazil squad earlier this week, but will not be present for the clash against Colombia on Friday. However, Brazil hope to have him available for the following clash against Argentina with head coach Fernando Diniz offering an update in a recent press conference.
«I talked to Gabriel and he didn't come here without planning. He said he's feeling good, he's already doing certain things and when I spoke to him we had two more weeks, 10 days at least till the first game [against Colombia] and 15 days
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