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Rodri has played 414 minutes in seven matches for Manchester City this season Midfielder Rodri will miss Saturday's Premier League game against Everton because of injury and manager Pep Guardiola does not know when he will return. Rodri, 29, said he "felt a little bit in the hamstring" after limping off just 22 minutes into the victory at Brentford before the international break. The Spaniard won the 2024 men's Ballon d'Or - awarded to the best footballer of the year - but missed most of last season after sustaining a serious knee injury one month into the campaign. He returned to action in the penultimate game of the season against Bournemouth and featured at the Club World Cup, but Guardiola said in August he had suffered an injury setback. Rodri missed the opening game of this season against Wolves and though he has featured seven times for City in all competitions, Guardiola said the club have "tried to be gentle" with the player, who has completed 90 minutes just twice this term. Meanwhile, midfielder Mateo Kovacic is available, having not played so far this term, while Omar Marmoush and Rayan Ait-Nouri are back in training and "are close to a comeback", according to Guardiola. Guardiola joined City in 2016 and is approaching a decade at the club in which he has claimed six Premier League titles, the Champions League and two FA Cups. He is also the English top-flight's current longest serving manager, coming up against Everton boss David Moyes who has taken charge of more than 700 Premier League matches. City are on a run of seven unbeaten games in all competitions and are aiming to put right the disappointment of last season, which saw them end a campaign without winning a major trophy for the first time in eight years. "I still have the feeling that I have the energy to help the players make a better season than last season, " said Guardiola. "This is my target. "I never sit here in November saying we're going to win this or this. I don't know what is going to happen against Everton, but before the international break we were far away from the top of the league and now we are closer. "We want to arrive in competitions being close. That is the target I have and I see things that we are doing much better than last season, and every game we are better and better. "That gives me the energy that it is not job done, it is unfinished business and that is why I am here. " Home Office was told last week about potential Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban, police football unit says Defiant Postecoglou says 'give me time' at Forest Fantasy Premier League gameweek eight Q&A with expert Holly Shand - send us your questions Some of music history’s most shocking stories revealed The shocking tale of a prolific romance fraudster American psychological thriller starring Joel Edgerton Love, murder and justice collide in a dramatic family saga BBC to show Brackley and Eastleigh FA Cup ties Hyped by Zlatan, hidden by Maldini - Italy's next great striker? Good feet for a big man? Why Woltemade is no 'tall camel' Rating Raducanu's season - and what does future hold? Liverpool must beat Man Utd & when Wayne met 50 Cent. Audio Liverpool must beat Man Utd & when Wayne met 50 Cent 'I'm not in Dubai for money. .. I don't want my kids growing up in England' Why NFL 'unicorn' is primed for London breakout Why Man Utd's next four games could shape their season How are World Cup favourites shaping up - and who will win? 'Mercedes deals end Verstappen speculation - for now' Football, fashion & the rise of the replica shirt In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week Icon, trailblazer & Wales hero - Fishlock's seismic legacy The Australian with a masterplan to get Scotland back to World Cup Beau Greaves - the 'very special' talent who beat Littler Did Man City let De Bruyne leave too soon? All you need to know about 2026 World Cup Should F1 TV coverage concentrate on track action? How Bright left her mark on historic Lionesses Blowing whistle on racism killed my career - Burrell Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.