Manchester City's Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus (R) vies with Crystal Palace's English midfielder Andros Townsend during the English Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Selhurst Park in south London on December 31, 2017. Pic/AFP

Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus could be facing up to three months on the sidelines after the club revealed he had suffered a knee ligament injury in Sunday's draw with Crystal Palace. The 20-year-old Brazilian -- who sat out two months of last season with a metatarsal injury -- will undergo a scan to ascertain the severity of the ligament damage. Serious ligament injuries can see players miss three months with less serious ones requiring three to six weeks to heal. Jesus, who went off in tears early in the first half of the 0-0 draw with Palace that brought City's Premier League record 18-match winning streak to an end, remained upbeat.