Rodri first words on Man City injury as timescale emerges - 'felt a little'

Manchester City star Rodri spoke to reporters at Brentford after limping out of the 1-0 win in the Premier League after just 20 minutes

Rodri is hopeful that he will not miss a Manchester City match after limping out of the 1-0 win over Brentford. The Spaniard had to be replaced after just 20 minutes at the GTech Stadium but allayed fears over his latest setback.

The injury will rule Rodri out of Spain's upcoming fixtures. He had been expected to join up with the national team but will now sit them out after feeling something in a hamstring.

However, Rodri is optimistic that he can feature against Everton in two weeks after feeling that he protected his hamstring by asking to be substituted immediately.

"I'm good," he said. "I felt a little bit in the hamstring but it seems like it's not that much. The important thing was the victory.

"I stretched the leg a little bit, a bit like in the Euros final. I stretched a little bit but it's part of the process.

"I don't feel that I feel tired muscle wise, I feel fresh but the most important thing is it's not that big.

"It's part of the process. The good thing about this is you get out, you don't let the muscle stretch now. The good thing is the break so it will be even better in this sense to recover these days and hopefully I can be in the next game."

Pep Guardiola was asked about Rodri's fitness at his pre-match press conference ahead of the trip to London and said it was unlikely he would be back to his best before the World Cup, but had no doubts that he would get there.

“Rodri is an outstanding player, everyone knows it, maybe he struggled to understand it’s not about six months or 12, the World Cup will be the best Rodri and next season will be the best Rodri, this year is how to handle it," the City boss said.

“One year he has been out. The body changes, the rhythm changes, it’s a question of time, if he’s healthy he will be back.”

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