Manchester City midfielder Rodri has confessed that he is in need of a rest after exerting himself to the maximum for the Treble winners this season. With 22 starts in their last 24 games across all competitions, Rodri believes that he must take a break in order to continue performing at his best.

He stated, “I do need a rest. Let’s see how we speak, how we live the situation.

Sometimes it is what it is. I need to adjust.

It [rest] is something we are planning, yeah. Every one of us can do better, even myself.”

In order to remain in contention for the treble and uphold their defense of the Champions League, City will need to overcome a challenge from Real next week. Rodri praised the team’s character in the match against Real at the Bernabeu and emphasized the importance of rest.

He stated, “We showed our mentality to come back, to be honest. The media has spoken about rest and it’s important.

They were a bit fresher than us in the first-half, it’s normal. But I think the mentality of the team to go against them and come back with those goals sums up the champions we are.

It was a good result for us in terms of how the game was and everything is open.” Looking ahead to their upcoming match against Real, Rodri expressed confidence that the team could replicate their past success.

He noted, “Of course we can recreate it. We know how strong we are at our home.

The key thing in Madrid was we knew whatever happened, it wasn’t going to be over – if we won or lost. We have a draw, which is the same result we had last season.

In terms of how the game was, it’s a good result in terms of the feeling of the team.” In order to achieve success in the upcoming match, Rodri stressed the importance of the team’s performance and the support from their home crowd.

He added, “Now we move to Manchester, to our home and we know how strong we are there. If we copy the first 20 to 30 minutes of the second-half, it’s going to be difficult for them.

But we will need our crowd to be there for us.”