Manchester Metropolis midfielder Matheus Nunes has put his identify ahead to interchange Rodri.
It was confirmed by the membership earlier this week that the Spanish worldwide has suffered a severe knee harm after being taken off towards Arsenal final weekend. Talking in regards to the state of affairs, Nunes mentioned “it’s a large loss” however he’s hoping he can “fill the void” left by his teammate:
“At Wolves, I performed extra as a winger and final yr right here I performed extra as a ten however once I performed for Sporting I all the time performed within the double pivot so I’m used to each place now.”
“I attempt to assist the crew each time the coach places me on the sphere however I do know the opposite guys are all prepared as properly as a result of we’ve got a lot high quality within the crew.”
“We’re going to should fill the void as a result of it’s a large loss however whoever is on the pitch goes to carry out properly. We now have proven that if any participant is out we’ve got one other one that’s prepared and has top of the range to play.”
Nunes may have left the Etihad in the summertime
It must be identified that the Portuguese midfielder was available on the market over the past switch window. Regardless of forking out £53m on the participant in August final yr, he has struggled to ascertain himself on the Premier League champions.
Rodri’s absence ought to give him extra alternatives to play over the following few weeks and months. He was within the beginning eleven that confronted Watford within the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night, scoring Metropolis’s second objective.
Who will begin as an alternative of Rodri when Metropolis face Newcastle?
Whereas Nunes has thrown his hat into the ring, he’s unlikely to be within the lineup when Pep Guardiola’s aspect tackle the Magpie this Saturday lunchtime.
Mateo Kovacic had begun the season in wonderful kind, filling in for Rodri who was lacking on account of a hamstring downside. The previous Chelsea participant is favorite to start out at St James’ Park this weekend.
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