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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Martin

Manchester City’s Rodri unlikely to be fit until after September break, says Pep Guardiola

Manchester City's Rodri in training
Rodri will probably miss out on Manchester City’s first three Premier League games of the season. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Manchester City’s Rodri, who missed most of last season after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament last September, is unlikely to be “really fit” until after this September’s international break, Pep Guardiola said.

The midfielder’s fitful comeback was interrupted at the Club World Cup in the United States when a substitute appearance at the last-16 stage against Al-Hilal was curtailed in extra time by a groin problem.

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