Arsenal urged to target Gabriel Jesus as Man City youngsters tipped to emulate Phil Foden success

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, March 3.

Rio Ferdinand believes Arsenal should try to sign City forward Gabriel Jesus in the summer.

Alexandre Lacazette's contract is due to expire in the summer and the Gunners have already shown Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the exit door after the Gabon international breached Mikel Arteta's disciplinary rules.

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Inter Milan have been touted as a possible destination for Jesus, with the Italian champions said to have held a long-term interest in the Brazilian, but Ferdinand believes Arsenal should make a move for him: “If I was Arsenal, I would go and buy Gabriel Jesus,” he told his YouTube channel.

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Shaun Wright-Phillips believes Pep Guardiola can steer City duo Cole Palmer and James McAtee down the same successful path as Phil Foden.

The City boss ignored calls for the Stockport-born playmaker to be allowed to move away on loan in order to obtain first-team minutes, instead choosing to keep him at the club as he looked to integrate him into the first team.

As a result, Foden has developed into one of the best young players in the world and Wright-Phillips insists Guardiola can guide Palmer and McAtee down the same path.

He said: "I've been very impressed with them both, especially Cole Palmer. With [James] McAtee, we've just seen flashes of what he's capable of, so the more he plays the better he will become.

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