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Manchester City Profiles: Gabriel Jesus Leaving No Doubts

By Cody Griffin

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City celebrates scoring his sides second goal with Pablo Zabaleta during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Swansea City at Etihad Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City celebrates scoring his sides second goal with Pablo Zabaleta during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Swansea City at Etihad Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /
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After such an immense previous two seasons, Gabriel Jesus was a welcome sight to City fans when he finally joined the club a few weeks ago. Sergio Aguero experiencing the unfamiliar territory of struggle and was benched by manager Guardiola. With uncertainty around City’s (arguably) most polarizing player as of late, Jesus needed to come into Manchester and make some sort of memorable impact.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 05: Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City holds off Leroy Fer of Swansea City during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Swansea City at Etihad Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 05: Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City holds off Leroy Fer of Swansea City during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Swansea City at Etihad Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /

Well the player has certainly done just that. After a sub appearance in the final few minutes against Tottenham, and notching an assist in his first full game against Palace in the FA Cup, Jesus came into his first full Premier League match against West Ham and scored impressively in the opening minutes.

However this was to be only a taste of the prodigy’s talents, as he walked right into the next match against Swansea, starting over club legend Aguero to much controversy. The Brazilian went on to repay Pep Guardiola’s trust, scoring a solid brace in an overall impressive performance to lead City to victory. 

While the young striker still has plenty more to prove, and critics still to sway, he has certainly shown already that he has the talent needed to be a Manchester City player.