Rodri aiming to make unexpected end of season comeback for Man City as he steps up his recovery from his torn ACL.
Rodri aiming to make a comeback before the end of the season for defending champions Man City.
During City’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal in September, Rodri tore his right knee’s anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), an injury that manager Pep Guardiola stated would keep him out for the remainder of the season.
In Rodri’s absence, City has lost all six of their previous games across all competitions, and the Spain international wants to support his teammates before the season ends.
“My target is to come back this season. I don’t give up on this season, [but] I don’t want to make any mistakes. My target is six or seven months,” Rodri told The Rest Is Football podcast.
“I am doing much better than I thought. I am enjoying the rest, if it possible to say it that way.
“My feeling was, not like a crack, the knee was stable. I was confident it wasn’t too bad. But I have a positive mentality now and that’s it.
“The first month and a half was bad in terms of pain, I couldn’t walk, but now it is easier.”
Eight days after the FA Cup final on May 17, the Premier League season concludes on May 25.
The expanded 32-team Club World Cup, which includes City and takes place in the United States from June 15 to July 13, comes after the domestic competition.
“I have lived the best and worst part of my career with the Ballon d’Or and then injury, but it gives me oxygen to come back again in a good way,” he said.
“I can’t describe the emotion [of winning it]. In my generation [we] only see two guys winning the trophy [Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo].”