Gabriel Jesus had a beautiful performance with four goals and one assist like City of Manchester win 5-1 comfortably Watford in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Brazil international scored two goals both sides RodriA stunning strike at the Etihad Stadium as Pep Guardiola’s men extended their lead to four points.
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Watford scored a goal through Hassane Kamara increased the score to 2-1 but not commensurate with the quality of Man City and moved closer to relegation.
Liverpool there is a chance to drop Man City’s lead on Sunday but it is the perfect result for Guardiola’s men ahead of the Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid on Tuesday.
Jesus scored his first goal of the day in four minutes when he found himself at the end of the game Oleksandr Zinchenkoof the cross.
The hosts doubled their lead 20 minutes after Jesus headed home from a beautiful Kevin de Bruyne cross.
Kamara equalized for Watford shortly after, but City were back before the break when Rodri’s long shot sent the ball into the top corner of the goal.
City were awarded a penalty 15 seconds into the second half as Jesus was knocked down by the keeper Ben Foster.
After a long VAR check, Jesus stepped up and completed a hat trick from the penalty spot to make it 4-1.
The striker got his fourth goal in the 53rd minute at the end of a good Man City counter-attack.
Jesus became the first Brazilian player to score four goals in a Premier League game.
The defending Premier League champions continue to hold a slight advantage in the race to the championship while Watford is still 6 points away from safety.
“If there’s one person who deserves the best in life for him, his family and friends, it’s Gabriel,” Guardiola told Sky Sports after the game.
“All of us at the club, when he’s in one of these situations we’re happy for him because he’s so generous. It doesn’t matter what position he’s going to play, we know. the way he fights for his teammates. He’s amazing.”
