Rodri 's injury nightmares continued on Sunday as the midfielder was substituted in the 21st minute of Manchester City 's Premier League win away at Brentford .

The 29-year-old sat down in the centre circle holding his hamstring and eventually limped off to be replaced by Nico González .

"He is injured, he felt something, but hopefully it will not be huge," said City manager Pep Guardiola after the game.

"It looks like a hamstring but we don't know the damage yet."

Rodri underwent surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee after he suffered the issue -- which also affected the miniscus -- in a Premier League clash with Arsenal in September 2024.

After initially returning to action at the end of last season, Rodri has been building up his fitness in r

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