Rodri was shown a straight red card in Manchester CIty's win over Nottingham Forest.
He raised his hands and pushed Morgan Gibbs-White following an altercation by the corner flag in the second-half.The Spaniard was shown a straight red card by match referee Anthony Taylor. The incident was reviewed by VAR, but the decision was upheld.And speaking after the victory over Forest,
admitted he was angry with his midfielder and revealed the player apologised for his actions. Check it out below:"Hopefully, Rodri will learn," said the Man City boss."Rodri has to control himself and his emotions. That is what he has to do."I said at half-time, 'Be careful, guys. Be careful.' Unfortunately, we could not do it. Rodri could not do it."
Asked if Rodri had let him down, he replied:"Yeah. I don't like to play with 10 because it is our fault."Guardiola was also asked about his praise of Rodri last Tuesday following his team's Champions League victory.On those comments, he said:"Today he [Rodri] is not the best midfielder in the world."
Rodri will miss Man City's EFL Cup tie at Newcastle United next Wednesday as well as league fixtures against Wolves and Arsenal.SPORTbible are on WhatsApp! We've launched a dedicated news channel to send you the latest news, features and plenty more directly on WhatsApp and all you need to do to sign up is click through to our one-way broadcast channel here
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