Manchester City may have entered the season as the favorites to win a fifth successive Premier League title, but the calculus on their chances to extend their winning streak shifts considerably now that Rodri is expected to miss much of the campaign with an knee injury.

Speaking during a recent conversation with BBC Sport, Stones revealed the possibility of leaving Manchester City in the summer of 2020 following a hugely difficult season at both club and country level. “Maybe over a year period, I wasn’t playing here, I wasn’t playing for England… Could be (2020), yeah,” Stones said.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he had the responsibility to find a way of coping without key midfielder Rodri, who could miss the rest of the season due to a serious knee injury.When a team doesn't play with the best midfielder in the world for a long,

Rodri is expected to miss the rest of the season through injury, so how will Manchester City compensate for his absence?

The Spain midfielder could be facing an extended spell on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury against Arsenal