There comes a certain amount of pressure with the tag of being the club's record signing.
At £62.8million Rodri became City's most expensive signing when he arrived from Atletico Madrid earlier in the summer but the 23-year-old played his first competitive game for the club without a care in the world.
With Fernandinho still not back from his holiday following his international commitments this summer it was up to the Spaniard to fill the gap in front of City's back line.
Sometimes it can take time for a new signing to bed into their surroundings and the former Atletico Madrid man had a few shaky moments during his four appearances on the club's pre-season tour.
His unofficial debut against West Ham was pretty no descript. While he didn't look out of his depth he didn't slot in to the team as seamlessly as others may have initially hoped for.
"They (Rodri and Angelino) play really good, they make a mistake but they have to adapt to our way," Guardiola said of Rodri's first display in a City shirt back in Nanjing.
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