{"id":49715,"date":"2026-04-21T20:25:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=49715"},"modified":"2026-04-21T20:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:58:37","slug":"rodri-injury-update-minor-scare-for-manchester-citys-title-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/rodri-injury-update-minor-scare-for-manchester-citys-title-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodri calf injury not serious, scans confirm relief for Manchester City: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City received reassuring news on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, after scans confirmed that Rodri\u2019s injury from Sunday\u2019s 2-1 Premier League victory over Arsenal is <strong>not serious<\/strong>. The Ballon d\u2019Or-winning midfielder limped off in the 88th minute clutching his groin, later described in some reports as involving the <strong>calf\/soleus area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola initially expressed caution post-Arsenal, stating: \u201cI don\u2019t know how long Rodri will be out. [It\u2019s the] groin I think the doctor said but we will see.\u201d In Tuesday\u2019s pre-Burnley press conference, he confirmed the 29-year-old will <strong>miss Wednesday\u2019s trip to Turf Moor<\/strong>\u00a0but left the door open for a quicker return. \u201cI think for tomorrow he will not be ready. We\u2019ll see for the next games\u00a0 the FA Cup semi-final against Southampton [Saturday] or 12 days later for Everton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Medical checks, as reported by Manchester Evening News journalist Paul Hirst and echoed across City accounts, confirmed <strong>no long-term damage<\/strong>. This is a relief after Rodri\u2019s previous ACL and hamstring setbacks. Nico Gonz\u00e1lez, who impressed as his replacement against Arsenal, is expected to anchor the midfield against Burnley. Ruben Dias remains sidelined with an ankle issue.<\/p>\n<p>Rodri has been pivotal since regaining fitness, dictating tempo and providing defensive stability as City chase Arsenal (three points behind with a game in hand). While his brief absence tests squad depth, the \u201cnot serious\u201d verdict ensures no major disruption to the title run-in or cup ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>City travel to Burnley aiming to maintain momentum, with cautious optimism that their midfield maestro returns soon. Fans can breathe easier knowing this is precautionary rather than a crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City received reassuring news on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, after scans confirmed that Rodri\u2019s injury from Sunday\u2019s 2-1 Premier\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":49716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49715"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49719,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49715\/revisions\/49719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}