Gabriel Jesus: 'I feel I am playing well, but I need to improve my finishing'

05-Feb-2021 14:41:31 | The Guardian

The Manchester City striker on his early memories of football in Brazil, his greatest moment as a player and the title race

By Josué Seixas for Yellow and Green Football

Most Brazilians remember the first time they saw the Seleção lift a trophy. For Gabriel Jesus, it was the World Cup, a trophy he is yet to get his hands on as a player. “I remember that a neighbour of ours placed an old tube TV on the street and everyone gathered round to watch a game during the 2002 World Cup,” he says. “I can’t remember who we were playing but there was a great party afterwards. I guess it was the final because we were all so happy. That’s a memory I wish to repeat but on the field this time.”

Jesus knows he will face competition to lead the line for Brazil at the World Cup next year but he has clicked into gear nicely at Manchester City recently. He has scored three goals in his last four games to help the club maintain a run of 13 straight wins and establish a lead at the top of the Premier League. If City can win at Anfield on Sunday for the first time since 2003, they will go 10 points clear of the current champions.