Brazil legend Ronaldo calls Gabriel Jesus one of the best strikers in the world

Jesus will start alongside Gabriel Martinelli in Brazil’s final group game at the World Cup on Friday.

Brazil legend Ronaldo admits that Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus is one of the best strikers in the world, and World Cup goals will come for him.

The former Man City striker is with Brazil at the World Cup this month, but there’s plenty of media speculation around his call-up and participation with the national team.

Jesus was a regular starter at the last World Cup in Russia, when he’d just turned 21, but he ended the tournament with one assist and no goals.

With Brazil crashing out in the quarter-finals to Belgium, Jesus’ failure to score earned him plenty of criticism.

“Gabriel [Jesus] today is one of the best strikers in the world and much more mature than in 2018,” Ronaldo said. “The goals will come naturally and this concern should not cross his mind. All he has to do is get on the field and do what he knows how to do.”

There’s talk that Jesus will start alongside Gabriel Martinelli in Brazil’s final group game at the World Cup on Friday, handing him his first spot in the lineup in 2022.

If he could cap the appearance with a goal, perhaps that would help to shake off the critics and break back into the starting side.

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