Gabriel Jesus lights up City with goal on 1st league start

His City side gave him plenty of encouragement, and its title rivals plenty to think about, with great passing combined with relentless chasing to put the Hammers constantly under pressure. “He arrived a little bit like ‘Wow, where am I?’ And sometimes for some players you can’t forget that”, the Catalan coach added.

“I take a decision with my staff based on the performances of the past”.

The Brazilian striker opened his Man City account in the 4-0 win against West Ham, having watched Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva score the first two goals. Here, as then, he played Gabriel Jesus, Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling as his front three, the trio he said were “the future” of the club after Saturday’s win.

Tosin Adarabioyo has only six months left on his terms but the club are confident the 19-year-old defender will agree a fresh deal.

“Now he’s served his ban and is available for us again, so it’s a big boost for the team because he’s missed seven games this season through suspension”. He might have to get more accustomed to that watching brief if Gabriel Jesus continues to thrive after making the seamless transition into English football.

“Sergio remains an important player for us”.

“We’ve got Guardiola” had been the chant from the travelling City supporters even while the games was goalless but it gained more lustre as the goals began to go in.

After the game when he was quizzed by the BBC about the performance of City’s £27 million ($34 million) acquisition from Palmeiras, rather than heaping praise on him in the usual manner Pep Guardiola bizarrely compared him to a watermelon.

In the end, though, Manchester United picked up their ninth draw of the season, and lie four points off fourth-placed Liverpool and Manchester City, who did not have any such issues on Wednesday. “It’s a mistake to think about Chelsea when you are 10 points behind”.

Guardiola believes the sending off against Burnley was harsh – and thinks that the Brazil worldwide is perfectly suited to the English game. With their side built around target striker Andy Carroll instead of Payet, they’ve won their last two matches, and are now well clear of the relegation battle.

West Ham conceded possession easily for three of Manchester City’s goals and Bilic admits after the first half the game was over.