‘Scared’ Rodri was close to tears after ‘one of the worst tackles of his career’ in Man City Club World Cup win

Rodri admits he is a 'very lucky' man after the Manchester City star was able to avoid serious injury following a Fluminense player's tackle.

The Spaniard featured in City's 4-0 win in the Club World Cup final against the Brazilian side on Friday, their fifth trophy lift of the year.

During the second-half, Rodri was on the receiving end of a strong challenge from Alexsander and went down in pain.

He was able to resume play but hit the turf once again, with Pep Guardiola then substituting him for Manuel Akani amid injury fears.

Despite the initial worries, Rodri insists that he is fine to play but is counting his lucky stars that nothing serious happened to him.

Speaking to Sky Sports after City won the Club World Cup, he said: «I was very lucky today to be honest.

»I think it was one of the worst tackles in my career. It was so scary because I felt my knee but fortunately it was nothing and I said to the player, 'You cannot do these kind of actions.'

«Today I won more than a trophy, I go home safe but to be honest I was very close to crying because I felt very, very worried about what happened, but it's nothing.»

He was asked if he will be fit to play their next match against Everton on Wednesday and insisted: «Yeah yeah.

»I have pain because it was very dramatic, the way it goes, but nothing affected."

Rodri's confidence in his fitness will be music to the ears of City fans, with the 27-year-old integral to Pep Guardiola's side.

They're unbeaten in the last 47 matches across all competitions in which last season's Champions League final hero has started.

As well as this, City's three Premier League defeats this season have come when Rodri was absent from the side due to suspension.

Guardiola will be hoping he can rely on his