I did my ACL in 2000 (well everyone else is telling their story )
Pain was so bad I was borderline spewing up, I was trembling just after it happened; you just know when it’s something bad.
A pro player bitd famously returned after 4 months which was ridiculously quick. Most return between 6-12 months.
Rodri will be getting the best care available of course. All this bollocks about partial tears is just that. A partial tear normally results in reconstructive surgery either way.
FWIW it’s plays on your mind mentally after returning and some say you never fully recover, but plenty have in the last 15 years so nothing to be too concerned about long term.
This old git still has a kick about once a week to an alright standard 24 years later, mine was done at Trafford General on the NHS, not quite the level which Rodders will receive.