City’s boss plays it safe before Liverpool clash

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City are ‘desperate’ to have Rodri back but won’t risk the midfielder’s hamstring. Rodri’s been out since Brentford and is unlikely to face Liverpool, as Pep celebrates his 1,000th match in charge.

The joke? City miss Rodri so much, even the Etihad grass checks for his GPS data at training.