Guardiola Hails Jesus for Incredible Performance Against Norwich

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• Troost-Ekong, Etebo, Dennis, Iwobi, Onyeka, Others all in action for clubs

Pep Guardiola highlighted Gabriel Jesus’ “incredible importance” to Manchester City after he stole the show from £100m man Jack Grealish in the champions’ demolition of Norwich.

Grealish opened his City account on his Premier League home debut, one of three goals Jesus laid on for his team-mates against the outclassed Canaries.

The Brazil striker has been linked with a move away from Etihad Stadium as a way of opening up funds for the purchase of Harry Kane from Tottenham but Guardiola was thrilled with Jesus’s contribution from the right side of the attack.

“If one person deserves respect and prizes and everything, it is him (Jesus) because he never complains. He is fantastic and all of us have to learn from him,” the Manchester City manager told BBC Sport.

For Nigerian players in the English topflight, it was a not too fruitful weekend as the trio of William Troost-Ekong, Oghenekaro Etebo and Emmanuel Dennis all featured for 90 minutes in Watford’s 2-0 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion.

New man at the top, Frank Onyeka, narrowly missed Brentford Man-of-the -Match award, following Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace.

Onyeka finished second with 34 per cent to winner Kris Ajer who got 38 per cent.

Elsewhere in a Europe yesterday, Nigeria winger, Chidera Ejuke, 23, was on target in CSKA Moscow’s 2-0 win against Akhmat Grozny.

Ejuke scored the second goal for CSKA Moscow in the 74th minute after Vladislav Yakovlev had put the hosts ahead three minutes earlier.

Ejuke now have two goals in five league appearances for CSKA Moscow.