London: Gabriel Jesus ended his eight-match goal drought with a brace in Manchester City's 4-1 victory over Burnley on Tuesday and hopes this can spark him into emulating teammate Sergio Aguero's scoring rate. The Brazilian has got his chance to lead the City line, and will do so again in the Manchester derby on Saturday, because record goalscorer Aguero is injured.

Aguero absent

Jesus made the most of his chance to shine in the absence of Aguero with two brilliant finishes either side of half-time before long-range strikes from Rodrigo and Riyad Mahrez moved City above Leicester into second place on goal difference. Jesus—bought for a reported £27 million (Rs 252 crore) from Palmeiras in the January transfer window in 2017—said he is confident in his abilities as a goal scorer but just needs to follow Aguero's example.