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Wednesday night at the Etihad wasn't all positive for Manchester City. There was another win, another Erling Haaland goal, a Phil Foden masterclass and the sense of momentum building once again.

But it's easy to forget now that the evening actually started on a bum note and the arrival of a team sheet was once again missing Rodri's name. Nothing to worry about, stressed Pep Guardiola, and by 11pm nobody was really worrying at all.

Guardiola has already predicted Rodri won't be back to his best until next summer, but there's no doubt there is some concern around the 29-year-old, who is finding it increasingly difficult to get going again, nearly 14 months after sustaining an ACL injury that has essentially put his career on hold.

The last week sums up the stop-start nature

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