‘Tests continue’: Liverpool title push impacted by horrific season-ending injury
Further tests are expected to take place to clarify an injury timeline. However, it appears likely the Spanish international will miss out on the remainder of the season, as reported on X by David Ornstein and Fabrizio Romano.
Least of all Pep Guardiola after watching top holding midfielder Rodri limp off the field of play with a ‘serious knee injury’ during Manchester City’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal.
Nonetheless, the inescapable fact remains that the Euros-winner’s absence for the 2024/25 campaign will have a significant knock-on effect as far as Liverpool and Arsenal’s title hopes are concerned.
Without the 28-year-old, Manchester City’s loss rate climbs from 10.9% to 33.3% (albeit from a small sample size), according to research carried out by Opta Analyst.
Assuming that carries over for the course of the season, there’s a very real possibility the playing field will level somewhat for the likes of Mikel Arteta and, potentially, Arne Slot.
We’re still not expecting our Dutch head coach to come away with England’s biggest prize in his opening term in charge. But boy does this awful piece of injury news make things a little more interesting as far as the title race is concerned.