Winner on Sunday at Nottingham Forest (0-2), Manchester City keeps pace with Arsenal at the top of the Premier League. This success for Pep Guardiola’s men also allowed their Spanish midfielder, Rodri, to increase his crazy series of invincibility with the Citizens.
The fight for the title continues in the Premier League, with a breathtaking duel between Arsenal and Manchester City. On Sunday, the Citizens responded to the Gunners’ earlier success at Tottenham (2-3) by dominating Nottingham Forest (0-2). Result: three days from the end (four for City who have a game in hand), the two teams are only one point away. Enough to guarantee suspense until the end.
Rodri undefeated with City since February 5, 2023
In this final stretch, Pep Guardiola’s players will be able to rely on their lungs in midfield, the Spaniard Rodri. Indispensable for his leadership, a centerpiece in the Skyblues midfield, the Spanish international (49 caps) also benefits from an aura of invincibility which carries his teammates. Indeed, this weekend, Rodri pushed his crazy series of unbeaten matches to… 70 with his club.
The 27-year-old has not lost with City since February 5, 2023, and a 1-0 defeat at Tottenham in the Premier League. And his statistics over the past 14 months have been pretty crazy, with 55 wins and 15 draws (all competitions combined). Note that eliminations on penalties, notably during the last quarter-final second leg of the Champions League against Real Madrid, are considered draws.
And if we expand these statistics by taking into account Rodri’s matches with the Spanish selection, there too we have to go back to March 28, 2023 to see the midfielder lose. It was against Scotland (2-0) in qualifying for Euro 2024. A real talisman.