Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has now confirmed another heartfelt news on Rodri

Antoine Semenyo poked us ahead after 24 minutes, before O’Reilly grabbed his fourth goal of the season across all competitions with a clever dinked finish.

Erling Haaland added a third before the interval to complete the scoring at a rainy Etihad Stadium, taking our towering striker level with Club legend Colin Bell in our all-time goalscoring charts with 153 goals.

O’Reilly, who began the season as a left-back for Pep Guardiola’s side, has been deployed in recent weeks as an advanced midfielder and the Academy graduate admitted he is thoroughly enjoying himself in the middle of the pitch, especially alongside 2024 Ballon d’Or winner Rodri.

“Rodri is so good. Everything he does is so clean,” he began in an interview after the game. “It’s an honour to play next to him. Playing next to him and learning from him everyday even in training helps me so much.