Guardiola: Rodri is not ready to play the game, and he hopes that Haaland will play the new force in the second half

 3:13am, 27 June 2025
In the last round of the Club World Cup group stage, Manchester City and Juventus staged a strong dialogue. Before this game, Manchester City coach Guardiola was interviewed by DAZN, and he explained his platoon.

About Rodri's first start in 9 months

I made this decision yesterday. Rodri is not ready to play the game, but sooner or later he needs to play from the beginning.

About Haaland sitting on the bench

Everyone needs to play the game, and I would rather he play the role of the new force in the second half.

About Reindez and Nouri Starting

This is just the beginning, we only played two games and they will get better over time. Nuri plays a very expensive position, I don't know how many minutes he can hold on, but I still hope he will play from the start. Reindez did not play in the last game, so he was ready to start.