The Manchester City midfielder becomes the sixth player to top our ranking of the world?s best 100 male footballers


One of the worst things about seeing Rodri in agony on the pitch against Arsenal in September ? and the subsequent news that he had ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament ? was that he had criticised the workload being put on players in the buildup to the injury. It was as if he knew something bad was about to happen.
In April, after an epic 3-3 draw at Real Madrid the Manchester City and Spain midfielder said: ?I do need a rest.? He added: ?Let?s see how we speak, how we live the situation. Sometimes it is what it is. I need to adjust. It [rest] is something we are planning, yes.?
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