DBasia.news – Pep Guardiola wants a competitive squad in Manchester City. He motivated Gabriel Jesus to compete with Sergio Aguero, at least to be close as Aguero’s level.
Since January 2017, Gabriel Jesus is predicted as the main striker of Manchester City. At that time, Gabriel Jesus replaced Sergio Aguero to the bench.
Unfortunately, it didn’t last long. His injury and Sergio Aguero’s ascending performance made Gabriel Jesus eliminated from Manchester City squad.
Moreover, Gabriel Jesus often plays as the wing striker to accompany Sergio Aguero. The Argentinian striker is the key player for Manchester City front line.
Pep Guardiola thinks Gabriel Jesus has good skill. But, currently, Sergio Aguero is the main choice of Manchester City’s front line.
Sergio Aguero
“He competes with Sergio. In the big clubs, all the players compete with big (team) mates so it’s simple. Always I take decisions (that are) the best for the team in the right moment,” Pep Guardiola said.
“In part of our period together he played important games before Sergio because at that moment he was better than Sergio. People were saying my relationship with Sergio was very bad, it was not correct, but I tried to be honest.”
“But I believe Sergio is an important player when fit and (Jesus) has to fight to win his position,” Pep Guardiola added.
Gabriel Jesus has supported Manchester City in 25 caps of all competitions. From that number, the 21-year-old striker has collected 8 goals and 2 assists.