Manchester city Star Mateo Kovacic makes a disturbing confession Rodrigo After Saturday's nervous 3-2 win FulhamSaying, “We are so sorry to miss you.”
Pep GuardiolaThe Premier League champions lost 1-0 to Fulham and Al-Ittihad, with former Manchester United star Andreas Pereira either starting or intervening.
Two goals from Kovacic, plus a third from Jeremy Doku, put City out of control, but there was a dinner of endless tension, when Rodrigo Muniz scored.
Finally, City have got their message across, but Kovacic emphatically admits that Guardiola's side are seriously missing Rodri, Which has been eliminated all season com lisao.
Kovacic said in his statements to Premier League Productions: “I am playing now and it is clear that we need to cover Rodri. We feel a great lack of him.”
He added: “Just as any team misses it, its player, we wish him a speedy recovery and hope that he returns in the best way possible.”
“So we have to adapt – and the technician certainly has many options so we can make rotations.”
City coach Pep Guardiola was also questioned about Rodri's absence after the start of the match: “We don't have anything now this season, so we have to find a solution.”
“We have Kofa, Jondo, we can put John (Stones) in that role, Rico (Lewis), Manu (Akanji), then we have to find the way.
“Of course Rodri's presence is important in this type of match, with the transitions, but we are playing very well.”
Guardiola describes Fulham as a “really exciting time” and points to the two players he signed with Arsenal, City's rival for the English Premier League title.
“It's a very good team, very good,” he said. 'Or Marco (Silva) is a mole manager who has worked for many years.
“The items you will buy will not be available, including the Arsenal (Smith Rowe and Nelson) and their quality.”
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