Ballon d'Or winner Rodri is hopeful he will play again this season after sustaining ACL damage. The Manchester City midfielder was expected to be out for the rest of the campaign following surgery in September,

Manchester City's injured midfielder Rodri says he wants to return to action to help his team-mates before the end of the season.

Manchester City's Rodri said he is aiming to return from a serious knee injury before the end of the current campaign despite the Spanish midfielder being ruled out for the season in September. Rodri,

Manchester City midfielder Rodri says he has not given up hope on returning to the pitch this season. The Ballon d’Or winner suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in September and underwent surgery.

Despite a serious injury earlier in the campaign in which . Rodri . tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee, it was thought he would be out for the entire seas