The talking points ahead of Manchester City's Champions League group stage clash against RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena.
Pep Guardiola was angry with Rodri after his foolish red card vs Nottingham Forest, and Manchester City have subsequently gone on to lose both games without the midfielder available over the last week. Rodri will play for City at RB Leipzig as his suspension is only in domestic competitions, before he goes to Madrid on holiday before the international break. However nice that might sound for the Spaniard, Rodri will know he has a point to prove when he returns to the starting XI.
With Bernardo Silva back, there will be extra competition for places on the wings - as well as in the centre - so the likes of Jack Grealish, Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden may feel at least one of them will have to drop to the bench at Arsenal . With the squad starting to look a little healthier, that means the return of competition for places, and a spot in the starting lineup for City's first big test of the Premier League season on Sunday.
Rodri's return is a boost, as is the presence of John Stones and Bernardo Silva in the squad - even if they don't play. The injury list is finally clearing, and City will need their experienced players for their toughest game of the group stage. They have not lost three games in a row in the same season since 2018, when a Manchester derby defeat was sandwiched between the two Champions League quarter-final ties with Liverpool.
If Gvariol does play, he would likely start at left-back - a position he only played in for Leipzig for a month in 2021. He has admitted himself that while he has played at full-back in the past, he prefers to play centrally. Only once has he played there for City - at Newcastle last week - with left-back seemingly his position going forward as he continues to adapt to Guardiola's system.
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