City have struggled badly without Ballon d'Or winner Rodri, who suffered a serious knee injury in September. Guardiola's men have won the Premier League for the past four seasons but currently sit ...

He brought in a player who has just turned 23. Without Rodri, they were small, too, lacking in physical power, deprived of a ball-winner. Enter Gonzalez. “He is like a mini-Rodri,” said his ...

Fifty-nine minutes vanished without Nico Gonzalez once losing possession on a Premier League debut that ended with Pep Guardiola describing him as a mini-Rodri. Not a single stray pass in almost ...

New signing Nico Gonzalez made a strong impression during Manchester City’s victory over Newcastle (Martin Rickett/PA) Omar Marmoush claimed the headlines but Pep Guardiola also praised the role ...

On Gonzalez: “If he faced 10 balls, he won seven. Before if we faced 10, we didn’t win any. He’s our mini-Rodri. It’s a compliment. He has a huge personality. The time at Porto with Conceicao helped ...

Pep Guardiola believes Nico Gonzalez can step into the void left by Rodri after making an impressive Premier League debut in Manchester City's 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle on Saturday. City have ...

The City boss even went so far as to describe the 23-year-old Spaniard as a 'mini-Rodri' in a clear nod to his belief that the club have finally plugged the gaping hole left by the midfielder. ' ...

Omar Marmoush claimed the headlines but Pep Guardiola also praised the role of his “mini-Rodri” Nico Gonzalez in Manchester City’s 4-0 demolition of Newcastle. Marmoush scored a sparkling 14 ...

Pep Guardiola said Nico Gonzalez’s performance against Newcastle showed the Manchester City signing can be a ‘mini-Rodri’ for his new side. City got back to winning ways in the Premier ...

Guardiola’s system does not function the same without Rodri, but the man who goes by the name of Nico on his shirt, looked like a more than adequate replacement. Later, Guardiola would ...