Rodri warns players are ‘close’ to going on strike over increase in fixtures

INCREASE IN FIXTURES: Manchester City midfielder Rodri has warned that players are “close” to going on strike over the increasing numbers of fixtures they are facing. Picture:Martin Rickett/PA

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has raised the prospect of a players strike over increasing fixture congestion.

City face a busy season ahead as they compete in the new-look Champions League and an expanded Club World Cup next summer.