Rodri’s sensational winner gave Man City a late 2-1 victory over Sheffield United on Sunday.

Pep Guardiola, who is still recovering from surgery, was unable to oversee the Premier League winners, and despite the fact that the Blades made them work for their victory, they were still able to dig deep and secure a crucial three points away from home.

Before scoring, Erling Haaland missed a penalty, but Jayden Bogle scored what appeared to be an incredible equalizer in the 85th minute.

Three minutes later, Rodri scored the winning goal to keep City on course for yet another league championship.

Jack Gaughan was there to point out some details from the brawl at Bramall Lane that you might have missed.

Rodri rescued three points for City as they beat Sheffield Utd 2-1 away at Bramall Lane

Despite his absence, Pep is active

Without Pep Guardiola, who will also miss Manchester City’s upcoming match against Fulham as he recovers from back surgery in Barcelona, it could have seemed a little strange.

His assistant Juanma Lillo took over, and the backstage personnel kept the manager informed via phone at all times.

Lillo, who was dressed in training gear as opposed to Guardiola’s casual attire, had the AirPods in at one point during their conversation. The bench laughed as he took them out after something Guardiola said.

The 57-year-old watched much of the first half from his seat, but right before the break, he became furious and flailed his arms in the air because a penalty wasn’t called.

As was to be expected, City’s game plan was adhered to, and given their dominance in the second half, there was hesitation in using the substitutions when the score was 0-0. It appeared as though the main man was present.

Man City boss Pep Guardiola was heavily involved in their win over the Blades despite his absence due to surgery

Stand-in boss Juanma Lillo had Airpods in for long periods as he kept Guardiola’s game-plan

Heckingbottom warns the Sheffield United board in a letter

Paul Heckingbottom used his program notes on Sunday, which is unusual because managers no longer compose their own and some are copied from news conferences.

The manager of Sheffield United has not had an easy time of it this summer, losing his two best players and finding it tough to sign the club’s chosen targets.

The fact that they were able to sign Elanga, Yates, and Wood at Nottingham Forest last week served as the pudding’s evidence, he claimed. All we had were players from the academy.

Definitely, a message to his board, who understands the need for more before the transfer market ends on Friday than simply the £18 million striker Cameron Archer, who joined from Aston Villa.

Before the game began, Archer was introduced on the field but was signed too late to play.

Paul Heckingbottom used his program notes to take a dig at Sheffield United’s board over transfers. Pictured: Shaking hands pre-game with Lillo

Billy Sharp, a Blades icon, delivers the baton to a new recruit Archer

When the move was revealed, Billy Sharp, the previous owner, instructed Archer to “take care of the famous No 10”.

Sharp left Bramall Lane on a free transfer at the end of the previous season after spending eight years with the club during his second stint, and United made a point of congratulating him on his first goal for LA Galaxy, which he scored on Saturday night.

After a fruitful loan stint here, James McAtee, who was sitting on City’s bench, received a standing ovation as well.

New signing Cameron Archer was presented to the Blades’ faithful before the game started

The tip from Ben Mee to stop Haaland (somewhat) works.

Ben Mee, a defender for Brentford, stated earlier this year that pinching Erling Haaland was one of the only ways to properly stop him.

As the striker who frequently initiates these conflicts and enjoys a rough physical fight, Haaland is no stranger to the darker arts.

Anel Ahmedhodzic arrived with a few tricks under his sleeve, so he must have been watching that analysis on Sky Sports.

Haaland became upset as he was forced into a battle with the Bosnian as the two wrestled for the majority of the afternoon.

In addition to missing a first-half penalty and engaging in continual conversation with referee Jarred Gillett about off-the-ball events, City’s No. 9 didn’t seem to be himself. He then typically scored the first goal.

Despite scoring, Erling Haaland missed some chances and had a difficult day by his standards

After an early mistake, Walker makes amends

Chances were few since Sheffield United typically possessed less than 20% of the ball.

With Kyle Walker’s backheel near the byline just a few minutes left, the focus of City’s back line was called into question for the equalizer.

Walker made up for it by adding to Rodri’s victory.

Kyle Walker was guilty of a lapse in concentration for Sheffield United’s equaliser – but made up for it by contributing to Rodri’s winner