Rodri in a sentence

Man City and Rodri screaming for a penalty for handball, but Rodri’s shot was blocked by the backside of Matip.

After probing carefully for the opening half-hour, City finally opened the scoring on the half-hour mark when Doku played a slick one-two with Rodri on the edge of the box before guiding the ball home.

Alvarez did it himself with Phil Foden against Newcastle before Rodri smashed home the winner at Sheffield United.

Angry Pep Guardiola tells Rodri to 'control himself and his emotions' after his red card against Nottingham.

A number of players protested that City midfielder Rodri should have been shown a second yellow card – and therefore sent off – for a trip on Cody Gacbo.

Apart from that, Fluminense rarely threatened and City doubled their lead when Rodri played in Foden and his ball across the box deflected off Nino and looped into the net.

Champions League final match-winner Rodri put City on course for a comfortable win at the Etihad Stadium.

City, despite not being at their best on Saturday night - and losing Kevin De Bruyne to injury in the first half, reigned supreme against Inter when Rodri popped up with the winner.

Doku had frequently asked questions of the Cherries backline by cutting in from the left, but this time the Belgian played a one-two with Rodri to allow him a shooting chance inside the area.

Former City defender Joleon Lescott highlighted the importance of City’s midfield maestro Rodri and Ten Hag revealed he had made specific plans to deal with the Spain international.

Giggs, Keane, Scholes and Beckham against Rodri, De Bruyne and Gundogan would be a thing of beauty, the greatest midfield I have seen in British football against a quality City engine room.

I got to interview some top footballers in Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, Hugo Lloris, Dirk Kuyt, Diogo Jota, Jordan Pickford, Aymeric Laporte, Rodri and others.

Rico Lewis is up against Mateo Kovacic and Matheus Nunes to start with Rodri in midfield while Haaland being fit would lead to Jack Grealish or Phil Foden being benched.

Rodri is running for it, Hojlund has lost him, and he tugs him back.

Rodri of Manchester City celebrates after scoring their side’s second goal.

That goal came through Alvarez getting down the left to cross for Foden to tap home a deserved goal – but City’s thoughts were likely to be on Rodri’s injury status.

When Rodri put his side in front in the opening quarter of an hour, keeping the damage down to two would not have been it, but the home team were limited to only four shots on target from all the ball they enjoyed.

A few minutes later, Rodri set up Foden for his second as they proved City’s new deadly double act.

Alvarez scored his own four minutes later, thanks to calamitous goalkeeping by Kamil Grabara, who let the City forward's shot slip through his hands seconds after Rodri pinged an effort off the crossbar.

An angry Rodri blocks off the Brazilian and is booked despite his remonstrations.