Manchester City welcome Rodri back with Guardiola ‘prouder than ever’ of 2025 efforts
Manager praises his team’s turnaround in past 12 months
January arrivals also hailed for making a key difference
Pep Guardiola has praised Manchester City for turning their form around to become the best-performing Premier League team in 2025 and warned rivals they will improve once Rodri returns to full fitness.
Despite a rare trophyless season, City go to Sunderland on New Year’s Day with 2025’s best points-per-game ratio, narrowly ahead of Arsenal, who played two more league matches.
