Rodri is a different kind of Ballon d'Or winner

Speaking to Pep Guardiola earlier this year about Rodri, it is fair to say that he was not expecting this. "If holding midfielders started getting the recognition of Erling Haaland and Kevin [De Bruyne], we would have a problem," Guardiola told Sky Sports.

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