Poor first half, better second half – Man City midfielder had mixed performance [Opinion]

Manchester City came from 2-0 down to win 4-2 against Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday and Rodri delivered a mixed performance. The 26-year-old was somewhat culpable for both of Spurs’ goals in the first-half but turned things around after the restart and contributed to the Sky Blues coming out on top.

Rodri took a bad touch from a risky Ederson pass which led to Dejan Kulusevski scoring. And he was weak in the challenge on Harry Kane which led to a cross coming in and being parried to Emerson Royal who headed home from close range.

Bad the Spaniard international had more touches (119), more passes (104), the second-best completion ratio (93.3%), most accurate long balls (8/8), second-most tackles (3), joint-most blocked shots (1) and third-most chances created (2).

Rodri hand a hand in two goals on the night though. He clipped a through ball over the top that wasn’t dealt with and Julian Alvarez side-footed home. The 26-year-old also fed Riyad Mahrez who scored after cutting in from the right flank, so he’ll be happy with his second-half efforts.

City face Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday, January 22 and Rodri will hope to shine for the full 90 minutes next time.

In other news, Pep Guardiola won’t be happy with Ederson after mistakes in Tottenham win

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