Overview

• Both players took part in Tuesday’s first-team session at the City Football Academy before Wednesday’s Champions League match at Monaco.
• Rodri sat out the 5-1 win over Burnley due to pain in the same knee injured last season, with a decision on his involvement to be made close to kickoff.
• Rayan Cherki completed his first full session since a late‑August thigh issue and returned sooner than initially expected, with limited minutes considered most likely.
• Coaching and medical staff intend to manage the pair’s reintegration carefully across the Monaco and Brentford fixtures before the international break.
• Rayan Ait‑Nouri, Abdukodir Khusanov and Omar Marmoush remain sidelined, Mateo Kovacic continues post‑Achilles rehabilitation, and Kalvin Phillips trained but is not in the Champions League squad.