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Alex Brotherton

Man City's Rodri fumes over World Cup exit as 'best in world' claim made

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has criticised Morocco after the North African side knocked Spain out of the World Cup at the last-16 stage.

Rodri and City teammate Aymeric Laporte were on the wrong end of penalty shootout heartbreak on Tuesday, as Spain fell 3-0 on spot-kicks after they were held to a goalless draw at the Education City Stadium.

Spain - who under coach Luis Enrique play a similar style of football to Pep Guardiola's City - dominated possession of the ball throughout the contest, but were only able to muster one shot on target across 120 minutes. In the first half they at times struggled to cope with their opponent's intense pressing, while after half-time they simply could not find a way through a compact defensive unit.

Find out why Rodri was annoyed here.

Meanwhile, Sergio Gomez believes Pep Guardiola is such a great manager because he explains exactly where a player needs to be for every scenario.

Gomez arrived at Manchester City in the summer from Anderlecht and, despite initial plans to be immediately sent back out on loan, has remained with the squad this season as left-back cover. The Blues did aim to sign Marc Cucurella following Aleks Zinchenko's departure but were unwilling to meet Brighton's asking price before Chelsea swooped.

The Spaniard has had a tough start to life at the Etihad with some poor performances, the nadir being his silly red card in the goalless Champions League draw with FC Copenhagen. But now Gomez has the opportunity for some one-on-one time with Guardiola and his coaching staff.

Find out what Gomez had to say about Pep, here.

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