Rodri earns new Pep Guardiola’s title

Manchester City star Rodri has earned new Pep Guardiola’s title.  The Spaniard was named the best midfielder in Europe by manager Pep Guardiola.

The 27-year-old delivered another masterclass in midfield on Tuesday evening. Rodri found the net in City’s 3-1 win over Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League.

The Spain international, who was named UEFA’s Player of the Match for his display at the Etihad Stadium, looks set to play another pivotal role in City’s midfieldthis season.

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And Guardiola believes City currently have Europe’s best midfielder in their ranks.

Asked if there is a better midfielder than Rodri on the continent, Guardiola replied: ‘Right now, yeah. He’s the best.

‘Hopefully he can be better, he has a good mentality and things to improve but he’s an extraordinary holding midfielder.

‘We were lucky the club signed this player and when he arrived he wasn’t this type of player. Of course he played a large amount of games, now he’s one of the captains of the team.

‘He’s a fantastic holding midfielder and a top class player, not just that, defensively, offensively, the composure, he reads the spaces, knows exactly when the men are free because he loves to arrive in the final third and dribble and shoot.

‘He’s playing really, really well.’

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