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Steve Bates the Carabao Cup final against either Tottenham or Chelsea.

Vera Lucia ( below with Jesus) is the ultimate ‘tiger mum’, making sure her son lives life the right way – even ven giving him pocket money ney after controlling hi his s £100,000-a-week salary when hen he first moved to the he Etihad.

After a Christmas and New Year spent in Manchester, the striker’s mum, sister, brothers and friends are returning to o Sao Paolo this week. And d Jesus will miss them, despite ite his return to scoring form. m.

Family

blessed to God for this this. I am work out that way. way My family so happy again. helped me.

“I am sad the family are “They are so important to going back to Brazil, but I am keep me going. We all need so grateful to know they are to have a close family.

“T “Their advice wasn’t just abou about my football, but about life. It is important to accept that a player’s life sometimes goe goes up and sometimes goes do down.

“It is how you cope with t this. I try to keep going.

“You don’t always score, but I will always try my best in the game and on the training pitch. “W “Working hard makes me feel happy.

“W “When I talk to my mum ever everything feels good. We talk lk a lot about life as well as football and I am learning a lot from my mum.”

Despite the perception of a difficult season, Jesus has scored 13 goals in 28 games for club and country – but admits he gets easily frustrated when the goals don’t go in in. “I know that and I try, I really try to change this because it is not good for me and not good for my f ootball and my personality,” he confessed.

“I try. But that is me. When I lose the ball and don’t score a goal I get frustrated.

Legend

“I feel so bad. But that is football — sometimes you score, sometimes you lose.”

Jesus is often kept out of the team by Sergio Aguero, but loves to learn from the master.

Jesus said: “Sergio is a l egend. He is special.

“I am learning every day from Sergio.”

champion for his country at Euro 2016 in France.

His spiritual career now finds him lining up as a practitioner of Atma Kriya yoga.

It teaches meditation to foster ‘complete physical, mental and spiritual well-being’.

And ahead of tomorrow’s visit to defending champions Manchester City, Patricio said: “We have ambitions to do much

more in the Premier League. We have the quality to be up there.

“Knowing what we have here, this team will improve.

Surprise

“I’m not just talking about the players and staff – but I think the fans can also think bigger.

“If we think small, we stay small. If we think big, we can get there. That was one of the things