He was far from complimentary about Scotland - which is why it might be surprising to see Rodri speak of opposition respect.
Scottish football can be a tribal place but the nation was united behind criticism of the Spanish midfielder in the wake of Steve Clarke's side sweeping Las Rojas aside 2-0 at Hampden. The Manchester City enforcer will hope to avoid a similar shock at Wembley as Pep Guardiola's side face Championship outfit Sheffield United in the FA Cup semi-final.
And speaking to the Daily Telegraph , he insists that he aims to hand out respect to all opponents, even if he has a noise up like scoring a last-minute winner at Arsenal in him: "This is part of football. It's good for football - that rivalry. I always try to respect the opponents. I don't show much of these kind of things but sometimes things happen, yeah."
