Manchester City’s Brazilian star Gabriel Jesus is ‘the best young striker since Lionel Messi’, believes talkSPORT regular Danny Murphy.
The 20-year-old has been a revelation since joining the Blues from Palmeiras in his homeland for just £27million in January.
Impressing alongside Sergio Aguero and on his own in the Argentine's absence, Jesus has netted 13 Premier League goals in 17 games for the club, including a fine brace in Saturday’s 7-2 victory over Stoke.
He has starred at international level, too, with seven goals in 11 games for Brazil.
Murphy has been blown away by the youngster’s talent and believes Jesus is on his way to becoming one of the best footballers to emerge ‘in a long, long time’.
“He’s the best young player I’ve seen since Messi at that age,” the former Liverpool midfielder told talkSPORT host Jim White.
“I’m not comparing him and saying he’s like Messi – no one is like Messi, he is a phenomenon.
“But at 20 years old, to be doing the type of things he does, is incredible.
“He’s scored 13 goals in 15 games for City, seven goals in 11 games for Brazil and he’s only just turned 20 – that’s ridiculous in itself.
“But take away those stats, I’ve watched him live and he is an unbelievable footballer for a man of his age.
“He demands the ball, he closes down people, he’s tough, he’s strong, his hungry, he’s quick. He’s got two feet, he doesn’t mind having a little bit of a tussle when the ball’s in the air – there’s nothing he hasn’t got.
“Time will tell, but I believe he could go on and be as good as we’ve seen for a long, long time.
“There’s nothing missing for his game. I don’t see a weakness and I have not seen him play badly.
“He is years ahead of where he should be at. Mentally he’s 26 or 27 and that means he’s only going to get better.”
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