Having departed the win over Brentford with a hamstring injury, Rodri (£6.4m) will miss Gameweek 8 for Manchester City.
Speaking at Friday’s press conference, Pep Guardiola wasn’t able to pinpoint a return date, but revealed that Omar Marmoush (£8.3m) and Rayan Ait-Nouri (£5.8m) are close to returning. That could be interesting to Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers.
”I don’t know [how long he will be out]. Not yet. Not ready for tomorrow.” – Pep Guardiola on Rodri
”They trained yesterday and they are much, much better. They are close to coming back.” – Pep Guardiola on Omar Marmoush and Rayan Ait-Nouri
Meanwhile, Abdudokir Khusanov (£5.4m, ankle) wasn’t seen in Sky Sports’ training ground video this week.
Long-term absentee Mateo Kovacic (£5.9m) returned to fitness before October’s international break, but Guardiola insisted it would be “step by step” with the Croatian midfielder.
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