Pep Guardiola believes that Rodri was as important to Manchester City winning the treble last season as Erling Haaland was. Considering Haaland recorded a tremendous 52 goals in all competitions last season, some may wonder how a holding midfielder’s impact has been compared to his. However, football cannot merely be contextualised through statistics and Rodri is perhaps the perfect embodiment of this phenomenon out of any current player in world football. Pep Guardiola says Rodri was as important as Erling Haaland to Manchester City’s trebleWhile the midfield maestro’s decisive goals against …
