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Jesus adds to Man City injury woes after pulling out of Brazil squad

Gabriel Jesus has added to Manchester City's injury problems after Brazil announced on Friday that he had been withdrawn from their World Cup qualifiers next month.

The 23-year-old will miss City’s next three matches before the international break and Brazil’s games against Bolivia and Peru.

With Sergio Aguero still a few weeks away from being fit as he continues his comeback after knee surgery, Pep Guardiola is left with teenager Liam Delap as his only fit striker.

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"On Wednesday, the English team contacted Brazil's doctor Rodrigo Lasmar, to tell him about an injury detected after the game against Wolverhampton, on Monday, in the Premier League," the Brazil Federation said in a statement.