MANCHESTER: Manchester City midfielder Rodri will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his damaged ACL on Friday.
The Spain international also injured his meniscus.
“This season is over (for him),” City manager Pep Guardiola said. “We are there to support him in a good recovery, step by step and move forward.”
Rodri injured his right knee in the first half of City’s 2-2 draw against Arsenal on Sunday.
City hoped the injury would not be as bad as first feared, but confirmation of ACL damage — which can take from six months to a year to recover from — meant the four-time defending English Premier League champion will be without one of their most influential players for the remainder of this campaign.
“We don’t have a similar player, but the other players all together can replace what Rodri has given since he arrived to us,” Guardiola said. “We have to do it as a team and we have to find a way to play a lot of months without an important player for us.”
Man City’s Rodri will miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery
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Man City’s Rodri will miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery
- The Spain international also injured his meniscus
- “This season is over (for him),” City manager Pep Guardiola said
Top matchups of young players set for Next Gen ATP
- 8 players to compete for over $2m from Dec. 17-21
- Favorite Learner Tien among the athletes competing
JEDDAH: The world’s top 20-and-under singles players of the ATP Tour season are set for big match-ups at the Next Gen ATP Finals after eight players were drawn into two groups at Sunday’s draw ceremony.
The event took place at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah with the participation of Mohammed Al-Sarah, president of the Saudi Tennis Federation, and ATP Supervisor Ahmed Abdel-Azim.
The eighth edition of the Next Gen ATP Finals 2025, from Dec. 17 to 21, will be held under the supervision of the Ministry of Sports, and sponsored by the Public Investment Fund.
The tournament features a special format. Matches are best-of-five sets, first to four games each, with a tiebreak at 3-all. Additionally, matches are played with no-ad scoring and reduced shot-clock times.
The blue group includes Martin Landaluce, Rafa Jodar, favorite Learner Tien, and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, a former junior world No. 1.
The red group comprises Alexander Blockx, Dino Prizmic, Nishesh Basavareddy, and Justin Engel.
The tournament has a total prize pool of over $2 million with a maximum of $539,750 for the player who wins all five matches.
