Manchester City midfielder Rodri hopes to
return to action before the end of the season.
Rodri ruptured the anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) in his right knee during City’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal in
September, an injury boss Pep Guardiola said would keep him out for the rest of
the season.
City have failed to win any of their past six games in
all competitions in Rodri’s absence, and the Spain international hopes to help
his team-mates before the season is over.
“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.”
The Premier League season finishes on 25 May, eight
days after the FA Cup final on 17 May.
The domestic campaign is followed by the expanded
32-team Club World Cup, held in the United States, which features City and runs
from 15 June until the final on 13 July.
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