Manchester City midfielder Rhodri Not one of the most in-form players, but the backbone of the 2023/24 treble winners has an impressive record in English football.
Spanish Setting a new record in English football In his team's 3-1 Premier League win over Manchester United at the start of March, he achieved his goal The 59th match in a row without suffering a single defeat. Rodri extended this record the following month, raising his tally to 65 matches without defeat Before the second leg of the Champions League against Real Madrid.
This stunning run of defeats ended on Wednesday with Real Madrid winning on penalties, securing their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
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The record was previously held by a former Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho, who went 58 matches unbeaten It ran from November 2006 to February 2008.
When was Rodri's last defeat with Manchester City?
The last time the Spaniard was on the losing side at club level was February 5, 2023, in a 1-0 league loss away to Tottenham Hotspur. He was an unused substitute when City lost by the same score on the final day of the season at Brentford and He has not featured in any of their four defeats so far in 2023-24.
After being sent off in the win over Nottingham Forest on September 23, Rodri was handed off Ban for three matches. Pep Guardiola's side lost all three matches they missed at home (Newcastle United, Wolverhampton and Arsenal). He also missed the December defeat to Aston Villa due to injury.
However, the former Atletico Madrid player, On Spain's losing side to Scotland at the end of MarchIt is the only loss he has suffered personally since that loss to Tottenham.
Is Rodri the best player in Manchester City?
The 27-year-old broke the record in the derby win over United a month ago, a game in which he also provided two assists. It has since appeared in Heavy confrontations against Liverpool and ArsenalAnd they both ended in a draw. City beat Copenhagen in the Champions League and Newcastle United in the FA Cup in the other two matches.
As a result of Rodri's excellent level and his importance to the team, Calvin Phillipswho was a key player in the England national team He had to leave the city in the January transfer window for West Ham in order to get playing time. While Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden received most of the plaudits, The Spaniard has made a strong case for suggesting that he is Manchester City's most important player.
“The midfielder has to play positively, for himself and for the team, and make the team play. That's the role of defensive midfielders. All the highlights should be for the players up front who score goals and provide assists,” Pep Guardiola said in February. “And so on.”
“But Rodri always has the ability in important moments to score goals, so he is an unbelievable player. He is the best midfielder in the world right now because he can do everything“.
