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MANCHESTER CITY 2 SWANSEA CITY 1: Jesus double lifts City to third with late 2-1 Swansea win

Published: 05 Feb 2017 - 06:37 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 01:46 am
Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their second goal with Pablo Zabaleta Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff

Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their second goal with Pablo Zabaleta Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff

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Gabriel Jesus scored twice, including a 92nd-minute winner, as Manchester City climbed to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory against a dogged Swansea City on Sunday.

Jesus, preferred again to top scorer Sergio Aguero, poked home to break Swansea hearts in the dying seconds in what was another eye-catching performance from the supremely-talented Brazilian.

It looked like City would be left to rue a host of missed chances when Gylfi Sigurdsson equalised in the 81st minute after Jesus had earlier opened the scoring in the 11th.

City -- who should have been out of sight but stuttered in the second half -- climb to third, one point adrift of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur while Swansea remain 17th, one point above Hull City in the relegation zone.