Sergio Aguero is Man City’s biggest idol: Gabriel Jesus

Rio de Janiero: Gabriel Jesus has described his battle with Sergio Aguero for a place in Manchester City’s starting line-up as “thankless” and described the Argentinian as the best player in the Premier League club’s history.

Despite having scored 63 goals in 138 matches for City, the 23-year-old Brazilian has struggled to secure a regular berth in Pep Guardiola’s preferred 11, which has mostly featured Aguero in the No. 9 role.

“He is the biggest idol that has ever played for the club,” Jesus said in an Instagram Live session on Thursday.

“I know I’m not going to be a guaranteed starter. But I believe I’m improving and I’ll continue to improve. I think my greatest quality is my mindset.”

Aguero has scored 254 times in 368 matches for City, including the stoppage-time goal against Queens Park Rangers in 2012 that clinched their first top flight title in 44 years.

In a wide-ranging conversation with fans, Jesus denied feeling burdened by pressure to perform for Brazil’s national team.

The five-time world champions have not had a prolific central striker since dual World Cup winner Ronaldo ended his international career more than a decade ago.

Jesus, who has scored 18 goals in 39 matches for the Selecao, says the former Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Milan forward was on a different level.

“We’ve had a lot of good strikers but there is no way to compare anyone with Ronaldo,” he said. “He was the best player I’ve ever seen and I really believe that there won’t be anyone like him again,” the former Palmeiras player added. IANS

Also Read: Gabriel Jesus seals win for Manchester City

Also Watch: East Siang District Administration in Arunachal Pradesh cautious over corona virus