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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes Rodri is the currently best midfielder in Europe.<\/p>\n
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The Spain international delivered another masterclass in midfield on Tuesday evening as he found the net in City\u2019s 3-1 win over Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League.<\/p>\n
Rodri, who was named UEFA\u2019s Player of the Match for his display at the Etihad Stadium, looks set to play another pivotal role in City\u2019s midfieldthis season.<\/p>\n
And Guardiola believes City currently have Europe\u2019s best midfielder in their ranks.<\/p>\n
Asked if there is a better midfielder than Rodri on the continent, Guardiola replied: \u2018Right now, yeah. He\u2019s the best.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Hopefully he can be better, he has a good mentality and things to improve but he\u2019s an extraordinary holding midfielder.<\/p>\n
\u2018We were lucky the club signed this player and when he arrived he wasn\u2019t this type of player. Of course he played a large amount of games, now he\u2019s one of the captains of the team.<\/p>\n
\u2018He\u2019s a fantastic holding midfielder. He\u2019s a top class player, not just that, defensively, offensively, the composure, he reads the spaces, knows exactly when the men are free because he loves to arrive in the final third and dribble and shoot.<\/p>\n
\u2018He\u2019s playing really, really well.\u2019<\/p>\n