Gabriel Jesus admission gives Pep Guardiola a solution to long-term Man City problem

straight to your inboxManchester City are already making statements in the transfer market ahead of next season, having officially signed Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake for a combined total of around £61m.Pep Guardiola appear intent on improving next year in order to regain their Premier League crown, with the sizeable investment in the latter being particularly notable.Ake cost £41m despite his club suffering relegation, but City have supposedly chased his signature for quite some time.

straight to your inboxJoleon Lescott says Gabriel Jesus needs to be more selfish in attack for Manchester City.The striker scored a crucial goal to put City 2-1 up against Real Madrid in the Champions League, seizing on a mistake from Raphael Varane to produce a cool finish.It was Jesus's fifth goal since football resumed in June as he continues to fill the void left by Sergio Aguero's injury.Speaking on BT Sport, former City defender Lescott said the difference between the two players is

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus says Manchester City have learned how to suffer – and that has him dreaming of lifting the European Cup.The Blues striker put the pain on Real Madrid by robbing Raphael Varane to tee up Raheem Sterling for the first goal and then superbly tucking away the second in a 2-1 win at the Etihad on Friday night.But the 23-year-old Brazil international believes that City have taken the lessons from previous Champions League flops, and can now cope with the moments in

straight to your inboxReal Madrid defender Raphael Varane accepted full responsibility for his side's defeat by Manchester City in the Champions League.Madrid needed to come from behind after losing the first leg 2-1 at the Bernabeu following goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus.Zinedine Zidane's men were without Sergio Ramos after his red card but the Spaniard travelled with the team to watch on from the sidelines.Varane started alongside Eder Militao in central defence but a shaky

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus believes the power of his pressing game was key to Manchester City's victory against Real Madrid in the Champions LeagueThe Brazilian netted in the reverse fixture at the Bernabeu in February and started on the wing again at the Etihad, with Phil Foden operating as the false nine.Jesus was involved from the off, putting Raphael Varane under pressure after just nine minutes and forcing the Frenchman into an early mistake that allowed Raheem Sterling to open the

straight to your inbox Injury updates on Sergio Aguero were seen as being of key importance as Manchester City prepared to take on Real Madrid. But Pep Guardiola hinted that the Blues legend might not have played even if he had recovered from a knee injury he picked up shortly after the Premier League re-start.

straight to your inboxGary Lineker has revealed Raheem Sterling contacted BT Sport asking for video footage of Manchester City's Champions League exit against Tottenham Hotspur last season in order to analyse his performance.Pep Guardiola's side secured their place in the last eight of this year's competition after a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid, ensuring a 4-2 win on aggregate.Sterling opened the scoring for City with Gabriel Jesus scoring the winning goal in the second half after Karim Benzema

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola said that beating Real Madrid twice is an important step in preparing Manchester City to win the Champions League. But if beating the 13-times winners home and away has strengthened the Blues’ mentality and self-belief, the Blues boss says they quickly have to put it into perspective.

straight to your inboxAfter a brief break following the conclusion of the Premier League, Manchester City will have their biggest game of the season so far on Friday when they take on Real Madrid in the Champions League.City hold the advantage going into the last-16 second leg after their historic 2-1 victory at the Bernabeu back in February thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne.However, Madrid have gone from strength-to-strength since that match and have won an unlikely La Liga

straight to your inbox Manchester City are back in action on Friday night in what will be the biggest match of their season so far as they take on Real Madrid in the Champions League. The two sides will finally complete their last 16 tie at the Etihad, with the first leg being played way back in February as City came away with an historic 2-1 victory after coming from behind with goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne at the Bernabeu.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola must name what is arguably his most important starting XI of the season as Real Madrid visit the Etihad in the Champions League.Plenty has changed in the five months since Manchester City beat Real at the Bernabeu in February, with Sergio Aguero's injury potentially a huge blow to Guardiola's side.

straight to your inbox Sergio Ramos will be at the Etihad on Friday for Real Madrid's Champions League match with Manchester City despite not being part of the matchday squad. Ramos is suspended for the second leg of the last-16 clash after being shown a red card for hauling down Gabriel Jesus in the final moments of the 2-1 win for Pep Guardiola's side at the Bernabeu.

straight to your inbox Fernandinho has warned his Manchester City teammates that they must be 'cautious' of Real Madrid and that their upcoming Champions League encounter will be 'complicated.' City have a 2-1 away goal advantage following the victorious first leg in the last 16 tie back in February, with Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne notching the goals in a historic win at the Bernabeu.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has called for patience over the progress of Manchester City youngster Jayden Braaf. The 17-year-old has been outstanding in the academy since moving from PSV Eindhoven two years ago and was recently crowned as the club's Under-23 Player of the Year to recognise his season.

straight to your inboxManchester City should consider buying a new striker to replace Sergio Aguero this summer, even if Gabriel Jesus is finally getting the freedom to show his potential.That is the opinion of City legend Shaun Goater, who says Aguero's knee injury has allowed Jesus the run of games he has needed to show Pep Guardiola he is worthy of being the club's first choice striker.But former striker Goater says Aguero's possible City exit next summer means a new striker should be high up

straight to your inboxManchester City should have had at least one penalty which would have killed the game against Bournemouth.That was the claim of Gabriel Jesus, who went down under two challenges from Cherries defenders which were both big shouts for a spot kick.The second, a sliding challenge from Steve Cook in the second half, as Jesus danced his way into the box, initially saw referee Lee Mason point to the spot, but then had the virtual assistant referee (VAR) over-rule the on-field

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus hailed Pep Guardiola as a “genius” for the tactical tweak which brought his goal against Bournemouth.The Brazil striker made it three goals from three games by netting the second goal in a 2-1 Manchester City win.Jesus was finding it tough against a massed Cherries defence, buoyed by their 4-1 win over Leicester at the weekend, and fighting for their Premier League survival.David Silva had fired City ahead with a brilliant free kick, but Bournemouth had

straight to your inboxManchester City fans are delighted that Gabriel Jesus has returned to form after he scored in the third game running against Bournemouth, with some even comparing him to legendary striker Ronaldo.Jesus had been suffering a drought in goals since the restart of football in England, having failed to hit the back of the net in the first six games back, which was proving to be a concern with Sergio Aguero ruled out for a lengthy period of time due to a knee injury.However, Pep

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola credited Bournemouth as Manchester City held out for a 2-1 victory in the Premier League. David Silva's early goal appeared to pave the way for another routine win for the Blues but they were made to work incredibly hard for it by an Eddie Howe team battling relegation.