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Rodri ready to make an instant impact

Writes Jack Gaughan: “Rodri reads the game effortlessly, calmly ferries possession to others and refuses to stray from his station unless required.
“He is still only 23 but looks like making an instant impact, with Fernandinho also seen as an option at centre half. Guardiola believes Rodri will act as City’s base for years to come and the nonchalance with which he goes about his business suggests he has all the tools.”
Manchester Evening News: Raheem Sterling shows he is up for next big challenge
Simon Bajkowski: “The intelligent runs off the ball have always been there but improvements to his finishing have given him the confidence to carry much more of a threat.
“Against West Ham, every touch or movement was threatening and to say that his biggest struggles in front of goal used to come when he had time to think about it his finishes here were carried out with a buoyant nonchalance.”
Manchester Evening News: Raheem Sterling shows he is up for next big challenge
Simon Bajkowski: “The intelligent runs off the ball have always been there but improvements to his finishing have given him the confidence to carry much more of a threat.


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