Man City beat Everton as Gabriel Jesus exposed Man Utd and Chelsea's shortcomings (Image: GETTY)
Manchester City breezed past Everton to return to the Premier League summit with Gabriel Jesus rising to the fore.
It has been a difficult campaign for the Brazil international but, on a day where Sergio Aguero was left in the cold on the substitutes bench, the youngster stepped up.
And, in scoring a terrific brace against Everton, Manchester City striker Jesus has highlighted just why Manchester United and Chelsea are so far behind.
What a luxury it must be to be Pep Guardiola given the formidable squad at his disposal.
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Man City have two quality strikers whereas Chelsea have two average ones (Image: GETTY)
Man City's Gabriel Jesus SHOCKING open goal miss
But still, they lack a striker with the ability and potency to win them the Premier League.
Alvaro Morata looks lost in English football amid transfer links to Barcelona and AC Milan.
And Olivier Giroud, a fine player though he can be, is never going to be good enough to propel the Blues to the title.
Whereas United and Chelsea have striker issues, City don’t.
And that was oh so apparent in their swashbuckling victory over Everton at the Etihad Stadium this afternoon.