NEW MAN SETTLES IN
Late Jesus goal saves City
Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Manchester City climbed to third in Premier League
Manchester — Gabriel Jesus scored twice, including a 92nd-minute winner, as Manchester City climbed to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over a dogged Swansea City on Sunday. In the late game, Manchester United beat champions Leicester 3-0 with two goals in two minutes late in the first half from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Juan Mata got the third four minutes into the second half to put United on 45 points, one spot behind fifth-place Liverpool. At the Etihad Stadium Jesus 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 are one point adrift of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur while Swansea remained 17th, one point above Hull City in the relegation zone. "I am very happy to score two goals,"...
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