A look at the reaction for MCFC when Rodri went off against Arsenal.
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00:00So, Michael, obviously from the Manchester City-Arsenal game,
00:04Rodri was exiting the pitch quite early on in the game.
00:08It didn't really change the game massively,
00:11but it could certainly change the game in terms of the season
00:15and how they go forward.
00:16If he's out for a long time,
00:19his record with City in the Premier League especially is quite remarkable.
00:22And obviously last season as well,
00:24quite early on,
00:25he had the same sort of situation and City were struggling to win games.
00:29So, what's the latest you can tell us and how important is he for City's side
00:34and this possible injury?
00:37So, I mean, we're recording this on Monday morning after the game on Sunday.
00:42There is no news at the moment.
00:43Pep Guardiola asked yesterday about the injury he said after the game that he doesn't know.
00:47I suspect there will be news.
00:49I wonder whether there will be news on Tuesday night after the Watford game.
00:52Perhaps it might even go into Friday ahead of the Newcastle game.
00:55But I think you've touched on it there,
00:57just the importance of Rodri in this team.
00:59I mean, we ended last season almost wondering whether Manchester City could properly win a game without Rodri
01:05because City played four Premier League games without him last season,
01:09lost three of them.
01:10The one exception being Luton at home,
01:13which, no disrespect,
01:14it's not the most daunting a fixture for City.
01:17City only lost three Premier League games last season.
01:19All of them and Rodri wasn't there.
01:21The record with him without is just, you know, it's chalk and cheese really.
01:24So, it would be a real concern.
01:27And it is a real concern for City.
01:28There's no denying that.
01:29And if it is a long-term one,
01:30which you have to say it looked like a concern and injury when he went down,
01:34his immediate reaction was the player was writhing on the ground,
01:38banging on the ground,
01:39holding the back of his leg.
01:40He walked off.
01:41There was no attempt to try and kind of play on.
01:43He knew straight away that he couldn't continue.
01:46You know, back of his knee.
01:48You do wonder if we could be talking about a long-term one here.
01:51So, we'll have to see.
01:51But I think the only positive from a City perspective is that,
01:54obviously, he missed the first three games of this season through injury.
02:00And City managed to win all three of them.
02:03So, they've kind of already broken that little record and that little hoodoo.
02:07So, we'll just have to see.
02:07But I think, I don't think we should underestimate just what a huge impact
02:14a long-term injury to Rodri could be on Manchester City's season.
02:17Perhaps the title race in general,
02:18because City are simply not a strong side without him in the team.
02:23It's not a surprise.
02:24He's one of the best players in the world.
02:25He's up for the ball on door.
02:26So, yeah, we'll have to see in that one over the next coming days
02:29what the news is on that injury.