{"id":8057,"date":"2025-02-16T12:24:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T13:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=8057"},"modified":"2025-02-16T14:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T14:40:19","slug":"pep-guardiola-says-man-city-have-finally-found-incredible-rodri-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/16\/pep-guardiola-says-man-city-have-finally-found-incredible-rodri-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola says Man City have finally found \u2018incredible\u2019 Rodri replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pep Guardiola has found an answer to Manchester City’s problem (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pep Guardiola<\/a> said Nico Gonzalez’s performance against Newcastle<\/a> showed the Manchester City<\/a> signing can be a ‘mini-Rodri’ for his new side.<\/p>\n

City got back to winning ways in the Premier League<\/a> in emphatic fashion with a 4-0 home win courtesy of a 15-minute hat-trick from Omar Marmoush.<\/p>\n

James McAtee’s strike after the break added the icing on the cake for the hosts who moved inside the top four after Chelsea’s loss to Brighton on Friday night.<\/a><\/p>\n

But while Marmoush’s goals may have caught the headlines, it was Gonzalez’s performance – making his Premier League debut – that caught the eye of Guardiola.<\/p>\n

Signed from Porto for around \u00a350million on deadline<\/a>, Gonzalez made an instant impact in the heart of midfield alongside Ilkay Gundogan.<\/p>\n

And Guardiola believes that the 23-year-old could have finally provided him with a proper replacement for Rodri whose absence due to an ACL injury <\/a>has hampered City’s ambitions this season.<\/p>\n

‘I think the presence of Nico helped us a lot because of 10 balls, the 50-50s, he wins seven and you can run,’ Guardiola said post-match. ‘When you lose seven, they will run.<\/p>\n

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Nico Gonzalez earned plaudits from Guardiola (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marmoush also enjoyed a breakout display on Saturday (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘I have the feeling the club bought an incredible player for the future, in terms of mentality.<\/p>\n

‘He\u2019s so young, 23 remember, like a mini-Rodri. That\u2019s a big compliment \u2013 but there\u2019s this feeling for the big presence, the duels.<\/p>\n

‘Of course, he\u2019s miles away from Rodri. Rodri is the best.<\/p>\n

‘But I had the feeling, everyone had the feeling, that he\u2019s going to help us in the last part of the season.’<\/p>\n

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