We’re going out on a limb here but maybe this won’t go down all that well with Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola.
Nicolas Otamendi left his mark on City stablemate, Gabriel Jesus, during an international friendly between Brazil and Argentina on Friday morning in Australia.
Pep Guardiola will have been watching through his fingers when his temperamental defender landed a solid elbow on Jesus, who spent a large portion of his debut Premier League season out of action due to injury.
It appeared innocuous enough but the damage was such that a stretcher was required to take Jesus off the pitch late on in the game, which ended 1-0 in favour of Argentina.
Gabriel Mercado scored the match’s only goal, on the stroke of half-time, to give Jorge Sampaoli his first victory as Argentina boss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnLgFpvzw7s
And while the game was pegged as a friendly, meetings of Brazil and Argentina are seldom anything but ferocious.
Just ask Jesus, who will be nursing a bad headache all weekend.
If Otamendi's just put Jesus out of action for months seriously don't let him come back to City
— Oliver (@OliverBerisford) June 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/TheHartOfMCFC/status/873184467850080257
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Otamendi Injuring Jesus before the season even begins pic.twitter.com/mlhlGGNCyL
— mcfc (@onlyonegodfrey) June 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/MCFC_Aidan/status/873159618171518976
But Pep is going to kill Otamendi 😂😂. I really hope Gabriel Jesus is alright.
— Oluwaayomide Biuley (@OgbeniBiola) June 9, 2017
Otamendi to be punished by Pep for injuring Jesus
— Shubham Singh (@gunnner_singh) June 9, 2017
Lmao Pep go sell Otamendi if G. Jesus gets injured after this game.
— Kabz (@Curtixxx_) June 9, 2017
Yup. Pep is selling Otamendi https://t.co/1BSxEwNCpr
— Damola Adepetun (@darmani20) June 9, 2017
Pep might round house Otamendi
— Banger-less (@ITSYOURDESTINI1) June 9, 2017
PEP'S GONNA HEAD BUTT OTAMENDI IF GABBY J'S INJURY RULES HIM OUT OF PRE SEASON ALTHOUGH IT DOESN'T LOOK SERIOUS
— GaurdiolaFlair (@maozali_) June 9, 2017
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