After this season, Rodri has one more year left on his Etihad contract, and City are understandably very keen for the 29-year-old to sign a new, relatively long-term deal. But for Rodri to openly talk about it makes you wonder if he knows this season could mark the end of a City era. Which is why Arsenal and Mikel Arteta can afford to have zero complacency over the Premier League title run-in. But if this does happen to be Pep’s last season in the Premier League, he will be desperate for a magical end. And an Arsenal cruise to the title is not the formality it once looked.

Source: Daily Mirror March 29, 2026 15:10 UTC