West Ham 0-5 Manchester City: 5 Hits and Flops

#4 Hit: Gabriel Jesus

Jesus battles with Issa Diop for possession during a match where his all-round display shone through

Fresh from an impressive Copa America campaign with Brazil last month, Gabriel Jesus picked up where he left off with the Selecao in this affair. Starting in the lone centre-forward role as Sergio Aguero watched on from the substitutes' bench, the 22-year-old again proved why he too has an important part to play in Manchester City's juggernaut.

Clever hold-up play and linking midfield with attack is what he's capable of, so much so that he's prepared to drop deeper to receive possession. Surprisingly, he only had 18 touches in 70-odd minutes on the pitch but with 90.9% pass accuracy, he won two fouls and was assured on the ball.

He reacted quickly to slot home from close-range as the hosts were caught ball-watching and duly made them pay. The most encouraging thing about him is there's still areas to improve upon and that would've been the underlying case when critiquing his missed opportunity on the stroke of half-time.

West Ham dithered in possession, goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski was in no man's land and with the goal gaping, Jesus rushed the effort while failing to apply clean contact on his eventual strike.

He should have completed his brace after a nonchalant close-range finish following good work again by Raheem Sterling, though VAR controversially ruled the goal out for offside. Nonetheless, his all-round display was more productive than talisman Aguero after he'd been replaced midway through the second half. That's got to be something, right?

📸 Jesus is off the mark in 2019/20Still West Ham 0-1 Man City (35 mins)#WHUMCI pic.twitter.com/DoVMIry44g

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