Manchester City received a huge Rodri boost following their 4-2 victory at Crystal Palace as the Premier League title race intensifies.
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- Man City win 4-2 at Crystal Palace
- Receive Rodri boost after win
- Premier League title race intensifies
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Pep Guardiola's men recovered from an early Jean-Philippe Mateta strike to score four goals, before Odsonne Edouard pulled a late goal back at Selhurst Park. Along with the three points, that took them to within a point of league leaders Arsenal and drew them level with Liverpool, star player Rodri came through the contest unscathed.
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THE EXPLANATION
Rodri headed into this fixture with eight bookings for the season and any player that picks up 10 in the first 32 games receives a two-match ban. However, as he did not pick up a yellow in this encounter, which was City's 31st game of the Premier League season, the 27-year-old will avoid a yellow card suspension. Players are given a three game ban if they reach 15 bookings but Rodri would only hit that total if he was yellow carded in all of their last seven fixtures.
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DID YOU KNOW?
While no other City player is at risk of a ban, Premier League title rivals Liverpool have two players on eight yellow cards ahead of Sunday's clash with Manchester United. Darwin Nunez and Waturo Endo may be walking a suspension tightrope during their crunch clash at Old Trafford. A win would take the Reds top of the table again.
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WHAT NEXT?
Rodri's City side are next in action away to Real Madrid in a heavyweight Champions League first-leg quarter-final clash on Tuesday night, before hosting relegation-threatened Luton Town in the Premier League on Saturday.