There are some rumors about players who will replace Rodri, whether it's just a temporary loan or a permanent purchase, we'll see who Man City will bring in this January transfer market because this club really needs a midfielder who is productive in providing passes. Man City needs improvement in order to return to their best performance not only in the EPL but also in the UCL because usually Man City is a strong candidate in the UCL so it would be a shame if Pep Guardiola is unable to bring Man City to qualify for the next round.
The problem is finding players who can be productive enough in terms of providing passes from the midfielder position in the transfer market is always not easy and even if there are players like that, they will not be the same as the quality that Rodri already has. So Manchester City also have to polish other players to be better so that some other players can also contribute in making classy passes to their front line players. Because if Manchester City cannot change this in the rest of this season, of course Manchester City will not be able to go far in the Champions League and also in the EPL this season.
Regardless of whoever the players are that will be brought in later, I still have great faith in PEp Guardiola that he will be able to make Manchester City recover or get out of the problems that are currently being faced.
There is still plenty of time for Pep to fix Manchester City even though it will be difficult to compete in the Champion League, but they also cannot be underestimated in the play-off round later.
No one is underestimating City, and they need to fight for their survival in UCL for us to confirm that they are worth to qualify for the round of 16. Same applies to EPL, despite being the defending champions does not mean that if they don't improve their performance, they will be able to finish on top four. City have only won two weak teams and no one knows if they have improved or not.