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Manchester City will be without Rodri for Saturday's trip to Newcastle and Pep Guardiola has urged the midfielder to show patience as he aims to get over his fitness issues once and for all.

The 29-year-old is struggling to stay fit after returning from a lengthy lay-off with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, and his latest setback has seen him miss games against Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool .

He hasn't started a game since picking up a hamstring problem against Brentford in the first weekend of October. He has played just one minute of football since then, aborting his comeback attempt after coming off the bench late on against Bournemouth.

Rodri suffered a serious knee injury in September 2024 and although he returned in the final week of last season, staying fi

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