Manchester City midfielder Rodri Hernandez reveals amusing Michail Antonio anecdote on Premier League debut
Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri was unlucky not to pick up the Ballon d’Or last year in the eyes of many, having been instrumental in an historic Premier League and Champions League double. However his first introduction to English football was something of a humbling.
Rodri joined City from Atletico Madrid on a €70m deal, and was thrown into action away against West Ham.
“My first game in the Premier League was against West Ham, and [Michail] Antonio, probably the strongest player in the league, hit me on the nose with his forearm. It was unintentional, he was just shielding the ball, and I thought I might have broken it. The referee came and said to me: ‘Welcome to the Premier League’,” he told DAZN, as carried by Cadena Cope.
The referee you might ask? None other than retired Premier League icon Mike Dean. It was the Hammers that ended up on the end of the humbling though, succumbing to a 5-0 defeat.
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— Sam Turton
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