Jesus: Guardiola’s tinkering made me cry, forced me to leave Man City

Gabriel Jesus revealed Pep Guardiola’s tactical maneuvering ahead of Manchester City’s clash with Paris Saint-Germain in November 2021 was the last straw that eventually led to his departure to Arsenal the following summer.

Jesus said he broke down in tears following his surprise omission from Guardiola’s starting lineup.

“There was a Champions League game, PSG, at home, in which he put (Oleksandr) Zinchenko as a false nine. Crazy thing,” Jesus said on the “Denilson Show,” as translated by ESPN’s Adrian Garcia. “The day before, he didn’t even use him in training, he had put me in as a striker … Zinchenko even joked with me: ‘That day I felt bad for you.’

“Two hours before the game, there’s a t

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