Rodri is undoubtedly one of the best holding midfielders in the world, but when he returns to Manchester City after the 2022 World Cup, he will be able to add a completely different position to his CV.
City sent five central defenders to the tournament in Qatar, and all have impressed. John Stones has been near faultless for England, Ruben Dias has been solid for Portugal, Manuel Akanji's stock has continued to rise while representing Switzerland and Nathan Ake and Aymeric Laporte have impressed for the Netherlands and Spain respectively. However, when the round of 16 gets underway there will be six centre-backs in action who play their club football at the Etihad Stadium.
The numbers don't add up, but that is because Rodri has partnered Laporte at the back for Spain. For any other nation he would be the starting number six, but when Sergio Busquets is your teammate, it's a tough call.
