Football

Jesus says Man City teammates have let down De Bruyne

Brazilian striker, Gabriel Jesus has revealed that Manchester City have let down midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne by the consistent profligacy this season.

De Bruyne tied with Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry’s Premier League record of 20 assists in a single campaign but Jesus said that poor finishing by City’s stars prevented the Belgian from breaking the Frenchman’s record.

“I think every game he can make three or four assists for us,” he told the club’s website.

“This season we miss a lot of goals, if not Kevin would have 30 assists. He is so good.

“He has so much quality and he always looks to the strikers. It is so good playing with him,” he said.

Praise has not always been so forthcoming for Jesus, who is likely to lead the City attack in Sergio Aguero’s injury absence against the LaLiga champions.

The 23-year-old did impress, however, in the initial clash – deployed on the left-flank to fine effect in an experimental 4-4-2 system that featured De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva as false nines until the closing stages.

“I don’t think it is my best performance,” Jesus said. “It was a top game. I scored and helped the team and that’s why people say that.

“They [Madrid] played so good. It is so difficult to go there and play against them.
“We suffered in the first 15-20 minutes and after we played well. We started to play our football and after we came back and could have scored three.

“We played so good with the ball, but without the ball we played one of the best games I have seen since I came to play here.”

Sammy Wejinya

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