'It's been a bit of a rollercoaster ride' - Rodri

Manchester City midfielder Rodri says it has been a "rollercoaster ride" trying to navigate his injury setbacks in recent months so to win the FA Cup "means a lot" to him.

Rodri missed most of last season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in September 2024 and has had several setbacks this season due to muscle injuries.

He returned for Saturday's FA Cup final victory and played just over 65 minutes despite not being at full-fitness.

"I'm very happy to be back," said Rodri. "It's been a bit of a rollercoaster ride. It was trying to judge when the right moment was to come back.

"I tried two times but I didn't feel good so I had to step back.

"This was a special game so I tried my best - even though I wasn't 100% - to be here with the team."

Rodri has won every major trophy under Pep Guardiola since joining from Atletico Madrid in 2019, and Saturday's FA Cup was Guardiola's 20th piece of silverware as City boss.

On what keeps Guardiola and this team going, the Spain international said: "It's a matter of winning, but also of never giving up or losing the hunger.

"The consistency of this team, the manager and the players, is the most remarkable thing. Even though you can win or lose, we seem to win more times so that's also remarkable."

This summer will see captain Bernardo Silva and John Stones leave City after nine and 10 years at the club respectively.

Rodri says their departure "is very tough" given they are his "friends" and "we have lived lots of things together".

"That's the saddest thing but life is like this," he added. "You have to move on and it's positive to say goodbye in the right way and they were outstanding in this sense [in the final].

"We will never forget these years with them. They deserve everything."

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