Manchester City midfielder Rodri hopes to return to action before the end of the season.

Rodri ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during City's 2-2 draw with Arsenal in September, an injury boss Pep Guardiola said would keep him out for the rest of the season.

City have failed to win any of their past six games in all competitions in Rodri's absence, and the Spain international hopes to help his team-mates before the season is over.

"My target is to come back this season. I don't give up on this season, [but] I don't want to make any mistakes. My target is six or seven months," Rodri told The Rest Is Football podcast.

"I am doing much better than I thought. I am enjoying the rest, if it possible to say it that way.

"My feeling was, not like a crack, the knee was stable. I was confident it wasn't too bad. But I have a positive mentality now and that's it.

"The first month and a half was bad in terms of pain, I couldn't walk, but now it is easier."

The Premier League season finishes on 25 May, eight days after the FA Cup final on 17 May.

The domestic campaign is followed by the expanded 32-team Club World Cup, held in the United States, which features City and runs from 15 June until the final on 13 July.