Luis Enrique says Pedro will start against Eibar

Sant Joan Despí (Spain), 17 Oct (EFE).- Breaking from tradition, Barcelona manager Luis Enrique Martínez announced Friday that forward Pedro Rodríguez "will start" Saturday in the game against Eibar. "He already knows it and I wanted to tell him," the coach said at a press conference.



This way, Luis Enrique has quashed rumours about the player's fitness after returning from international duty with Spain.



"Pedro has trained every day he had to train and at the same intensity he has always shown. He is one hundred percent fit, he is a player who offers many things and he will start tomorrow," he explained.



Luis Enrique also referred to Luis Suárez, who stated Wednesday at the Golden Shoe presentation that he was fully fit and ready to make his debut at the Bernabeu against Real Madrid.



"I don't know if he is one hundred percent fit but what is clear is that he was never fat, as it has been said, and that he has been in shape for many months now. His "feeling" with re