Don’t expect Jesus to save City, says Guardiola
New signing stars on his debut, but boss is still fuming after squandering two-goal lead against Spurs
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola warned against expecting too much from new arrival Gabriel Jesus after he made an eye-catching debut in their 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur.
Substitute Jesus, a £27 million (HK$259 million) acquisition from Palmeiras, twice went close to giving City victory, heading narrowly over and seeing a goal ruled out for offside.
But having seen his side squander a succession of chances and then blow a 2-0 lead, Guardiola said the 19-year-old Brazil starlet would not be able to solve City’s problems singlehandedly.
“He has his talent, but alone [he] cannot do that. So we have to involve [him] a lot,” said Guardiola.
“If it was one day, today, I would tell you. But it was all the season. We have to score goals and we are not able to do that.
“We try to create, we create, but we don’t score goals and when that happens, it’s impossible to win the games. It’s impossible.”