Imagine him & Rodri: Pep can form unstoppable duo as City eye "magnificent" £60m star - opinion

Manchester City have the chance to secure their fourth Premier League title in five years this weekend if they defeat Aston Villa.

With 37 matches played in the league, the Citizens have won 28, drawn six and lost only three, scoring 96 goals and conceding a mere 24 along the way.

One player in Pep Guardiola’s squad who has been a crucial figure for the team throughout the campaign is Rodri.

Having started in each of his 32 league appearances this term, only Ederson and Joao Cancelo have played more minutes than the Spanish midfielder.

Earlier in the season, it was revealed that Fernandinho will be waving goodbye to the club at the end of the campaign. More recently, it has been claimed that Ilkay Gundogan could be on his way out of the Etihad Stadium at the same time.

This could then leave Rodri with some new faces next to him in midfield, should the aforementioned duo end up leaving and the club then forced to bring in some replacements.

One man with whom the club have been linked and who could become part of a formidable midfield duo with the Spain international is Aurelien Tchouameni.

Since joining AS Monaco in January 2020, the 22-year-old has gone on to make 94 appearances for the Ligue 1 club across all competitions, scoring eight goals and providing seven assists along the way. One of his goals earlier this month was labelled “magnificent” by BT Sport on Twitter.

To highlight how a talented and all-round a midfielder he is, the Frenchman has not only the highest number of tackles (95), interceptions (110) and successful pressures (205) to his name at Monaco in Ligue 1, but also the third-highest number of goalscoring actions.

This shows that he is very capable of doing all the hard work required of a top