Man City star begs Pep Guardiola to drop him for Premier League clash with Luton

Although Rodri has been an important member of Manchester City’s team this season, he has acknowledged that he needs a break badly as he has been losing steam recently.

The main player for Manchester City, Rodri, has begged manager Pep Guardiola to give him a rest, admitting that he is worn out.

Rodri has started 22 of the previous 24 games for the champions in all competitions, demonstrating his willingness to go above and beyond this season.

The Spanish midfielder intends to talk to Guardiola about this before their next Premier League game against Luton since he feels like he needs some time off after running out of energy.

In Tuesday’s exciting 3-3 Champions League draw between City and Real Madrid, Rodri was obviously out of form, even though he had not lost in 65 straight games for both club and country.

Guardiola has heard Rodri’s statement that he needs time off to get back to his best and help City win back-to-back Trebles.

The midfield player intends to recover in time for next week’s second leg of the quarterfinal matchup against Real Madrid at the Etihad.

“I do need a rest,” he said. Let’s observe our words and how we handle the circumstance. At times, things just are. I must adapt. Indeed, we are lacking in it (rest). I, along with all of us, can do better. However, we must

Rodri, meantime, commended his team’s tenacity after they overcame a 2-1 deficit in Madrid to earn a draw, which gave them a slim advantage heading into the second leg.

“We demonstrated our mindset to return, to be honest,” he continued. The importance of rest has been discussed by the media.

It’s logical that they were somewhat more rested than we were in the first half. However, I believe that the team’s mindset of going up against them and winning those goals encapsulates what makes us champions.

“Considering how the game went, we had a decent outcome, and everything is available. We currently only play one game at home, where we are rather formidable.”

City demolished Real 4-0 at the Etihad last season in the semi-finals – and Rodri reckons Guardiola’s men can knock the 14-time winners out of Europe for the second season running.

He added: “Of course we can recreate it.

 

“We know how strong we are at our home. The key thing in Madrid was we knew whatever happened, it wasn’t going to be over – if we won or lost.

We’ve drawn, which is the same outcome as the previous season. It’s a positive outcome in terms of the team’s sentiment of how the game went.

We now relocate to Manchester, where we call home, and we are confident in our strength there.

“It will be tough for them if we replicate the opening 20 to 30 minutes of the second half. However, we shall require the support of our crowd.”