Rodri eyeing Manchester City return before end of season

New Delhi: Manchester City midfielder Rodri is aiming to return to action before the season ends after suffering a ruptured ACL in his right knee during the team’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal in September. Manager Pep Guardiola initially ruled him out for the remainder of the campaign.  Since Rodri’s injury, City have gone six games without a win across all competitions, and the Spanish international hopes to rejoin his teammates before the season concludes.

“My target is to come back this season. I don’t give up on this season, (but) I don’t want to make any mistakes. My target is six or seven months. I am doing much better than I thought. I am enjoying the rest, if it possible to say it that way,” Rodri told The Rest Is Football podcast.

“My feeling was, not like a crack, the knee was stable. I was confident it wasn’t too bad. But I have a positive mentality now and that’s it. The first month and a half was bad in terms of pain, I couldn’t walk, but now it is easier,” he added.

The Premier League season concludes on May 25, just over a week after the FA Cup final on May 17. Following the domestic season, the expanded 32-team Club World Cup, featuring Manchester City, will take place in the United States from June 15 to July 13. IANS

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