{"id":290049,"date":"2023-09-26T09:04:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T09:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=290049"},"modified":"2023-09-26T09:04:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T09:04:36","slug":"man-city-star-to-miss-arsenal-showdown-as-club-decide-against-red-card-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/man-city-star-to-miss-arsenal-showdown-as-club-decide-against-red-card-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City star to miss Arsenal showdown as club decide against red card appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manchester City will not appeal against Rodri\u2019s three-match ban with the midfielder set to miss the Premier League showdown with Arsenal as a result.<\/p>\n
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Rodri was shown a straight red card during City\u2019s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday having raised his hands to Morgan Gibbs-White\u2019s throat during a heated exchange in the second-half.<\/p>\n
The red card earned the Spain international a three-match ban for violent conduct, with Pep Guardiola hinting post-match he was not in favour of City launching an appeal.<\/p>\n
The Daily Mail report the club are in agreement with Rodri set to begin his suspension on Wednesday when City take on Newcastle United in their Carabao Cup third round clash.<\/p>\n
Asked whether he was angry with Rodri following his sending off, Guardiola said on Saturday: \u2018Yes. I don\u2019t like to play with 10 for our faults.<\/p>\n
\u2018I said at half-time, be careful guys. The game has been in a position where we are comfortable. Relax, control your emotions. Unfortunately Rodri didn\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n
\u2018Hopefully Rodri will learn. The game was perfect [for] 35 minutes and after that it became a little bit chaos.<\/p>\n
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\u2018That wasn\u2019t our responsibility, that\u2019s for sure. But Rodri had to control himself and his emotions. Because I can get a yellow card but Rodri can\u2019t get a yellow card but I don\u2019t play.\u2019<\/p>\n
Guardiola also confirmed Rodri had apologised to his teammates.<\/p>\n
\u2018He has done it. Rodri is an incredible player. Kyle [Walker] has done it in the past. It\u2019s emotions, they do it.<\/p>\n
\u2018The trick is to control yourself. I cannot control myself but I don\u2019t play.\u2019<\/p>\n
Rodri will also miss Saturday\u2019s trip to Wolves before they head to Arsenal on Sunday 8 October.<\/p>\n
City have won each of their opening six league games this season, already four points clear of last season\u2019s runners up who were held to a 2-2 draw against neighbours Tottenham on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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