Gary Neville slams Man City ace Rodri as red card vs Nottm Forest influenced by Casemiro

Manchester City are coming to terms with the fact that Rodri will be missing for the next three domestic games.

He can still feature against RB Leipzig in the Champions League next week but his red card for violent conduct in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest means he will miss the trip to face Arsenal next month.

Before then, he will sit out Wednesday’s League Cup clash away at Newcastle and the Premier League visit to Wolves at the end of the month. Gary Neville has criticised Rodri for his hot-headed moment while the deliverance of the red card may have had something to do with Casemiro last season.

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Neville has slammed Rodri for his moment of "madness" during the victory over Nottingham Forest this weekend.

City were cruising against Forest as Phil Foden and Erling Haaland put the Blues 2-0 up inside 14 minutes at the Etihad Stadium. However, the dynamic of the match shifted shortly after the restart when the Spanish midfielder was involved in an altercation with Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White.

Rodri was seen pushing his opponent near his throat and was shown a straight red card. Pep Guardiola was furious with his player after the game and claimed he needed to learn to control his emotions better on the pitch.

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Manchester United midfielder Casemiro's red card last season against Crystal Palace set a precedent that meant Rodri had to be sent off on Saturday afternoon.

Casemiro was given his marching orders at Old Trafford back in February when the Brazilian grabbed Palace midfielder Will Hughes by the throat as both sets of players were involved in a melee. Initially,