Ballon d’Or winner Rodri has returned to training at Manchester City.

The midfielder completed an individual on-pitch workout at the club’s Etihad Campus on Friday.

Spain international Rodri, 28, has been out of action since September after suffering a serious knee injury, a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

In his absence, last season’s champions have slipped 20 points behind leaders Liverpool in the Premier League and been knocked out of the Champions League.

The club released footage on Friday that showed Rodri completing a series of drills on the first team’s training pitches.

Manager Pep Guardiola has tried to play down hopes that Rodri could be set for a return to action soon.

Speaking recently, Guardiola said: “[The] most important [thing] for Rodri now is to recover well. “It’s going really well and he feels really good, but step by step we will see.” Rodri was included in City’s Champions League squad in early February, although City were subsequently eliminated by Real Madrid in the play-off stage.