Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has compared Arsenal's Thomas Partey to the likes of Rodri, Casemiro and Fabinho.
Partey has enjoyed an excellent season at the Emirates Stadium, featuring 14 times for the Gunners, who currently sit top of the Premier League standings, five points clear of second-placed City. The two title rivals are yet to face each other yet this season, although they will do battle twice in the next month, playing at the Etihad in the fourth round of the FA Cup in late January before Arsenal welcome the Citizens to north London in the league midway through February.
Now, City manager Guardiola has spoken about the Ghana international in the same breath as the likes of Rodri, Casemiro and Fabinho - high praise indeed considering the trio's impressive footballing CV. Speaking about Rodri ahead of the Manchester derby, Guardiola told BT Sport: "Like Casemiro and Manchester United or Thomas Partey at Arsenal, Fabinho and the other ones, he is key.
