Gabriel Jesus was just like every other young boy growing up in Sao Paulo. He dreamed of emulating Ronaldo Nazario and becoming Brazil's number nine. For the majority, a dream is all that ever is but for Jesus, it quickly became apparent that he was good enough to make that his reality.
"And there's a longer answer, which starts when I was a boy with a dream", he told The Players' Tribune back in December 2017. "In Brazil, there are millions of boys with a dream. But I was lucky, because I knew some superheroes."
The biggest superhero in his life has always been his mother, Vera Lucia, to whom he dedicates every goal to with his iconic phone-ringing celebration. "Whenever I score for Manchester City, my mother calls me", he explained when asked about his famous celebration.
