Manchester City midfielder Rodri will be suspended for next month's Premier League clash against Arsenal. The Spanish international received a red card during City's 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon after holding Morgan Gibbs-White by the neck minutes after the second half had begun.

The Citizens star will now be unable to take on the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium in a few week s, a huge boost to Mikel Arteta's side considering how instrumental the talented holding midfielder is to Pep Guardiola's system. After the sending-off, plenty of Arsenal supporters rushed to social media, celebrating as they now reckon they have a greater chance of defeating their potential title rivals.

Here is what a select few on X (formerly known as Twitter) said in response to the situation.

@_abochie : "The script writers are on our side."

@Realtonyblack1 : "A big blessing ahead."

@ahmaad_ak : "With or without him, Arsenal is winning them this time."

@528_dcfan : "No Rodri and KDB, you say?… They’ll probably still win though."

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@RockAfc1 : "He's the glue that holds that team together."

@Demby_AFC : "No Rodri, no KdB at the Emirates."

@AlrightHenry : "Yeeeees. Now we can boldly say we're winning.. No Rodri.. No De Brune."

@SuiAmazing : "Fantastic stuff that is. No Rodri or De Bruyne. Should get a result."