On Friday, Manchester City Head Coach Pep Guardiola said that the club's midfielder Rodri will miss the rest of the season after having a surgery on his ACL torn.
Guardiola said: "Surgery this morning, ACL. Next season he will be here. This season is over. Unfortunately we got the worst [news] but these things happen. We will be there to support him in his recovery step-by-step."
He added: "What he gives us, we don't have a similar player."
In the same context, The Citizens manager confirmed that Kevin De Bruyne will miss the next game against Newcastle.
"But the others can all together replace what Rodri has given since his arrival to us. We will have to do it as a team and find a way to play a lot of matches without an important player for us.
"Mateo Kovacic, and I have a few more. Ilkay Gündogan can play in that position, John Stones [has] too. We have alternatives."
Rodri suffered a knee injury during the latest 2-2 draw with Arsenal in the English Premier League.
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