In the 34th round of the Premier League, Manchester City beat Hornet Watford 5-1 to continue to lead the table while winning two consecutive Premier League games. Brazilian striker Jesus, who was in the midst of a departure scandal, scored 4 shots and 1 pass, becoming the brightest star at the Etihad Stadium. Such a performance is expected to make Manchester City and Gunners fans feel mixed. One is reluctant and one is afraid of not getting it.
City have won all of their last 14 games against Watford, winning 8-0 at home last time. In other words, no Premier League club wants them to stay in the Premier League more than Watford. Guardiola made a big rotation, with Glalles, Sterling, Jesus, Fernandinho, Díaz and Zinchenko rotating, with Jesus finally appearing in the center position he was best at. In the opening four minutes, he scored a cushion shot to give Manchester City a dream start, and in the 23rd minute, Jesus received De Bruyne's cross from the right and broke the net. Although Watford pulled back a goal after that, Rodri's long-range shot from the world helped Manchester City take a 3-1 lead to end the first half, and it is worth mentioning that it was Jesus who provided the assist for this goal.
Just four minutes into the second half, Jesus scored a penalty and personally took the lead to give City a 4-1 lead. In the 53rd minute, De Bruyne passed the ball and Jesus scored another goal from 10 yards inside the penalty area to complete the senior year. After that, the likes of Ak, Gundogan and Mahrez were put on the line, and Watford basically gave up resistance, and the two sides tacitly maintained the 5-1 score until the end.
In this game, Jesus played the whole game, 6 shots and 4 goals and 1 assist, in addition to 3 key passes, 2 breakthroughs, the defensive end also has 2 steals, 2 interceptions and 3 clearances, which can be described as offensive and defensive. The rating of 10 points after the game is well deserved.
Guardiola was also full of praise for the performance of the beloved, saying that Jesus' strength was there and did not need a game to prove. In addition, for the rumors of Jesus leaving the team, Guardiola admitted that brazil no. 9 has not played much time recently, and perhaps at the end of the season, he will really have the idea of leaving the team. But now is not the time to talk about this. Obviously, Guardiola still has room for manoeuvre on this issue.
In fact, in his coaching career, Guardiola rarely retained players who intended to leave the team, the only exception before this may be the German winger Sane, who, like Jesus, chose to leave because he could not establish the main position. As the recognized successor of Aguero, Jesus' super tactical execution is also deeply appreciated by Guardiola, so from the heart, Guardiola does not want Jesus to leave. However, he also couldn't give the promise of Jesus' main force, especially with Haaland infinitely close.
The Norwegian centre-forward started in the Bundesliga national derby in the early morning of the 24th, but scored 3 shots and did not score, and was replaced in the 87th minute, but the highest two key passes of the game were still impressive. Although the high school striker and Guardiola are not favored by too many people, the two sides are not far from reaching a final agreement. Once Haaland joins, it will undoubtedly be a huge blow to Jesus.
This season, Jesus has played well in the right winger position and is the team's assist king. But City don't lack good players on the flanks, with Sterling, Mahrez, Foden and Glallish all having decent strengths, and Jesus doesn't have much of an advantage over their competitors. After Haaland's arrival, he had even fewer days in the center position.
Jesus is only 25 years old after all, his career is still very long, and it is understandable to desire a main position. At this point, he and Arteta's Arsenal are a hit-and-greet. According to Brazilian journalist Jorge Nicola, Arsenal has even offered Jesus an annual salary of 6 million euros, which is almost 1 times higher than his current 3.5 million euros at Manchester City, which can be described as sincere. So it seems that once Haaland is determined to join, Jesus will join Arsenal, and he must do so for the sake of the main force. Of course, what he has to do now is to help Manchester City play the rest of the schedule.