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No miracles from Jesus

‘He cannot solve our problems’ Pep Guardiola warns Manchester City not to expect miracles from newboy Gabriel Jesus

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insists new signing Gabriel Jesus will not be the answer to all their problems

PEP GUARDIOLA has warned Manchester City fans not to expect instant miracles from new boy Gabriel Jesus.

The Brazilian forward will go straight into the squad to face in-form Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad on Saturday evening.

Gabriel Jesus trains ahead of Manchester City's clash against Tottenham on Saturday
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Gabriel Jesus trains ahead of Manchester City's clash against Tottenham on SaturdayCredit: PA:Press Association Images

City fans are eager to see the £27million striker but Guardiola has warned not to expect too much too soon from the teenager.

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Talking about his latest addition, Guardiola said: "He is fit, he is ready to be involved in the squad or in the team.
"He is a young player, 19 years old, so we cannot think he is going to solve our problems.
"He is going to help us in the Premier League. He will have all the time to get involved.
Pep Guardiola has Gabriel Jesus to call upon for the clash on Saturday
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Pep Guardiola has Gabriel Jesus to call upon for the clash on SaturdayCredit: PA:Press Association
Brazil star Gabriel Jesus could make his debut against Tottenham
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Brazil star Gabriel Jesus could make his debut against TottenhamCredit: Getty Images

The former Bayern Munich boss hopes the lack of training sessions won't be a problem for the youngster. He said: "It will be easier if he could have arrived at the beginning of the season. Now is the middle of the season with not too many training sessions.

"But he is smart and has quality and is going to help us."
Jesus made the move to Manchester from Palmeiras of Brazil and has made six appearances for the national team, scoring five goals. The teenager will be hoping his new club avoid a repeat of last weekend's result, a 4-0 defeat to Everton, when they host Mauricio Pochettino's high-flying Spurs.
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