This is Gabriel Jesus
hehehehe.....With the apt help of Jesus, Manchester City have narrowly secured a last-gasp victory over rivals, Swansea City.
Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus saved the day when he scored two
goals including an injury-time winner as Pep Guardiola’s boys recorded a
dramatic 2-1 victory over struggling Swansea City at the Etihad Stadium
on Sunday.
The home side looked in complete control during a dominant
first-half showing only to surrender an 81st-minute equaliser to Gylfi
Sigurdsson.
The Iceland international capitalised on some poor defending,
collecting Luciano Narsingh’s pass, switching the ball to his left foot
and scoring with a brilliant low drive from just outside the area.
But deep in injury time David Silva’s right-wing cross found Jesus
and after his initial header had been saved by Lukasz Fabianski, the
19-year-old Brazilian tapped the rebound into an open goal.
Jesus, a January arrival from Palmeiras, had required just 11
minutes of his full home debut to score the first of what City
supporters hope will be many goals for them.
The goal was created by the excellence of Silva, who beat defender
Federico Fernandez along the byline before pulling the ball back towards
Raheem Sterling.
Martin Olsson managed to block the England forward on the six-yard
line, but Jesus reacted like lightning, pouncing on the loose ball and
making no mistake with a close-range volley.
City’s first-half dominance was complete and Willy Caballero,
continuing to deputise for the dropped Claudio Bravo in the home goal,
had not one moment of concern.
The afternoon might have been put beyond the grasp of Swansea,
showing signs of improvement under new manager Paul Clement, had referee
Mike Dean judged that Alfie Mawson had fouled Jesus in the area on
seven minutes.
Shortly after the goal, Yaya Toure almost doubled the lead from a
25-yard free-kick that was heading into the top left-hand corner until
Fabianski made a superb diving save.
Fernandinho, playing at right-back, sent Sterling away and his
cross was almost converted by Jesus, who was only denied by a fine piece
of defending from Fernandez.
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