straight to your inboxRodri and his teammates need to help each other out if Manchester City are to be successful, according to Pep Guardiola.
The 24-year-old has been given huge responsibility in the team since signing from Atletico in 2019, taking on the holding midfield role that Fernandinho performed so brilliantly in as the Blues won back-to-back Premier League titles.
It was a difficult first season for the Spaniard as he was left exposed not just by his lack of pace and familiarity with City's system but by his teammates not doing their defensive work further up the field.
As recently as November, City were undone in a 2-0 defeat by Saturday's opponents Tottenham with the team played through too easily.
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