00:00Is Rodri still the key to the Premier League title?
00:03After the Arsenal game, you could be forgiven for thinking City were back.
00:06It was a performance full of control and maturity, led by Rodri and Bernardo Silva,
00:10but Everton on Monday was the total opposite. Complete chaos, implosion, panic, and the only
00:16difference to those two fixtures was that Rodri started one and was injured for the other.
00:21Of course, the Spanish midfielder is not at the level he was before. An ACL injury is very serious
00:26and players can take years to fully recover, but what Rodri brings from a mental standpoint,
00:31you don't lose that with an injury. He has vast experience, strong leadership,
00:34and the coolest head on the pitch. He's born for big games and has been there and done it across
00:40nearly every single competition he has ever played in. There's an air of mystery over his
00:45latest injury, which suggests it is worse than first feared. If his season is over, is Man City's?
00:50Despite having a strong season, is Nico Gonzalez even close to replacing what Rodri offers
00:55during a title run-in. As a neutral, you want to see both Arsenal and City at full strength.
01:00No asterisks on league titles, but in reality, this never happens. Injuries win and lose teams' leagues,
01:07and this time, they might have fallen in Arsenal's favour.
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