Manchester City will have to cope without Rodri once again when they face Leeds United at the Etihad this weekend. Pep Guardiola explained that the midfielder is still not available, even though he's edging closer to full fitness. SoftFootball already reported on City's narrow win over Brentford , the match where Rodri felt the hamstring problem.
The situation has been pretty closely followed too, especially after an earlier SoftFootball update noted how uncertain his return timeline looked at the time .
During his pre-match briefing, Guardiola gave a short explanation in a post shared by Fabrizio Romano on his official X account that Rodri is not ready yet but is moving in the right direction. He did not sound worried, just realistic.