Rodri was given his marching orders throughout Manchester City’s win over Nottingham Forest (Picture: Getty Images)Pep Guardiola was left offended with Rodri for his straight purple card in Manchester City’s win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday, saying the midfielder has to study to regulate himself.
The 27-year-old was despatched off throughout the 2-0 victory on the Etihad, making the Premier League champions’ afternoon slightly harder than it wanted to be.
It was an avoidable scenario as Rodri was riled up by Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White and put his hand to the Englishman’s throat.
Gibbs-White noticed the chance to go down and took it gladly, however whereas the Forest synthetic probably the most of it, Rodri actually put himself within the firing line.
He will likely be pressured to sit down out the subsequent three matches which features a assembly with final season’s Premier League runners-up Arsenal on 8 October.
‘Hopefully Rodri will study,’ mentioned the Manchester City boss. ‘Rodri has to regulate himself and his feelings, this he has to do.
‘I can get a yellow card, however Rodri can not get a yellow card, I don’t play. You should watch out.
Rodri will miss three Manchester City video games (Picture: Getty Images)‘Yeah [I am angry with Rodri] . I don’t wish to play in opposition to 10. I feel Rodri has to study, I’m not saying the purple card is just not a purple card.
‘Rodri is an unbelievable participant, Kyle [Walker] has performed it up to now, so that they know to not do it. But it’s feelings, in the event that they attempt to make a trick it’s a must to management your self. I can not management myself, however I don’t play.’
The influential midfielder will now sit out the Carabao Cup conflict with Newcastle and Premier League conferences with Wolves and Arsenal.
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