Gabriel Jesus ended his Manchester City goal drought as the Brazil striker netted for the first time in 10 games to spark a 5-0 rout of Newcastle on Wednesday, Jul 8.

With City’s record goalscorer Sergio Aguero a long-term absentee after knee surgery, Pep Guardiola needs Jesus to start firing on all cylinders.

Jesus finally stepped up to the plate with a first-half strike at the Etihad Stadium.

It was Jesus’s 19th goal of the season, but just his second in his last 12 Premier League matches, banishing a nine-game barren run in all competitions.

Riyad Mahrez increased City’s lead and Federico Fernandez’s own goal was followed by David Silva’s free-kick and a late Raheem Sterling strike.

Guardiola’s side have only pride to play for in the remainder of the Premier League season after Liverpool took the title.

But second-placed City, who gained the League Cup in March, nonetheless have silverware of their sights as they await the results of their enchantment towards a two-season ban from European competitors.

They face an FA Cup semi-final towards Arsenal on July 18 and the second leg of their Champions League final 16 tie towards Real Madrid in August, with City holding a 2-1 lead.

After shedding two of their final three league video games, Guardiola had warned his gamers to chop out the errors which have blighted their season.

With that in thoughts, Guardiola will likely be inspired by the ruthless means they put Newcastle to the sword.

Having overwhelmed Newcastle of their final 10 conferences in Manchester, whereas additionally knocking them out of the FA Cup quarter-finals on Tyneside not too long ago, City may need hand-picked the Magpies as their superb opponents to get again on observe.

Guardiola made five modifications to the facet overwhelmed at Southampton as Kevin De Bruyne returned to the beginning line-up, whereas John Stones began for the primary time because the coronavirus hiatus.

City have been rapidly on prime and Mahrez reduce inside to check Newcastle keeper Martin Dubravka with a low drive from the sting of the realm.

Guardiola insisted this week that Jesus had produced “one of his best performances of this season” in Sunday’s defeat at Southampton.

The 23-year-old repaid Guardiola’s religion within the 10th minute, assembly Silva’s go with a close-range end for his first goal since netting at Real Madrid in February.

City midfielder Phil Foden dragged his shot large from a good angle after a harmful burst into the Newcastle space.

Guardiola’s males have been in full management and doubled their lead within the 21st minute.

Foden despatched De Bruyne away down the left facet of the Newcastle space and the Belgian’s cut-back was slotted house by Mahrez for his 12th goal of the season.

De Bruyne’s 18th league help of the season was testomony to the outstanding consistency that makes him a contender for Player of the Year honours.

Foden ought to have made it three, however the 20-year-old shot large from six yards out earlier than lacking with a close-range header from De Bruyne’s cross.

City’s relentless strain produced a 3rd goal within the 58th minute when Jesus’s raid panicked Matt Ritchie right into a determined clearance that cannoned off Fernandez into his personal web.

In the ultimate months of his final season with City, Silva stays a category act and the Spanish playmaker made it 4 with a positive free-kick that left Dubravka rooted to the spot within the 65th minute.

Sterling’s 90th minute tap-in made it 17 targets for City of their 4 house video games because the restart.