Man City 2-1 Arsenal: How long could Rodri be out of Premier League title race after Pep Guardiola loses star to injury?

Manchester City midfielder Rodri was taken disconnected injured against Arsenal connected Sunday aft going down nether nary contact.

The Citizens emerged arsenic 2-1 winners successful a important rubric clash astatine the Etihad, with goals from Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki capable to unafraid 3 points.

Pep Guardiola's broadside are present lone 3 points down the Gunners successful the Premier League, but they boast the vantage of a crippled successful manus connected Mikel Arteta's team.

If City are to triumph the title, they volition request their players to beryllium astatine their champion successful their last six games of the season, though they whitethorn person to header without fig six Rodri.

The midfielder went down holding his groin aft signalling that helium needed to travel off, and helium was replaced by Nico Gonzalez precocious on.

How agelong volition Rodri beryllium retired for and what games volition helium miss?

If the Spaniard has suffered a groin injury, past the champion lawsuit script would beryllium 1 to 2 weeks connected the sidelines, though the astir superior groin issues tin effect successful months connected the attraction table.

Considering the play volition extremity connected May 24, adjacent a abbreviated lack could beryllium damaging to their hopes of clinching the title.

City's adjacent crippled comes against Burnley successful the Premier League connected April 22, and they should comfortably get the amended of the Clarets adjacent without Rodri successful the lineup.

An distant travel to Everton could beryllium much challenging connected May 4, but possibly the Ballon d'Or victor could beryllium acceptable for that crippled if his wounded is minor.

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City cannot instrumentality the remainder of the play for granted considering they inactive person to look the likes of Aston Villa, Everton and Bournemouth, but momentum is firmly connected their side.

It should besides beryllium noted that Villa are competing successful the Europa League, and they could play the last fewer weeks of the play with little absorption connected home matches.

The information that Rodri could miss the past stretches of the run volition beryllium a blow, but they indispensable marque the astir of Arsenal's crisis.