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Gabriel Jesus scores stoppage time winner as Manchester City scrape home against Swansea

Gabriel Jesus scored twice, including a 92nd-minute winner, as Manchester City climbed to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory against a dogged Swansea City.

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Jesus saves Manchester City

A last-minute goal from new signing Gabriel Jesus is enough to earn Manchester City the points at Swansea.

Jesus, preferred again to top scorer Sergio Aguero, poked home to break Swansea hearts in the dying seconds in what was another eye-catching performance from the supremely-talented Brazilian.

It looked like City would be left to rue a host of missed chances when Gylfi Sigurdsson equalised in the 81st minute after Jesus had earlier opened the scoring in the 11th.

City – who should have been out of sight but stuttered in the second half – climb to third, one point adrift of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, while Swansea remain 17th, one point above Hull City in the relegation zone.

In the later game, Manchester United took apart Leicester's shambolic defence, giving Jose Mourinho's men a timely shot in the arm as the reigning champions' descent continued.

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Leicester end the weekend just a point off the drop zone after United condemned them to a fourth consecutive top-flight loss, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Juan Mata racking up a 3-0 win as comfortable as it sounds.

Victory saw the Red Devils bring the Champions League spots within two points as Mourinho's players responded to his calls to be more clinical, ending a frustrating run of three straight league draws in the process.

Mkhitaryan's exceptional run and finish saw United break the deadlock three minutes before the end of a tight first half, with Ibrahimovic's first-time strike 88 seconds later giving them a comfortable lead at the break.

Leicester needed to respond but Ranieri's men wilted and Mata, who was perhaps fortunate not to receive a first-half red card, turned home four minutes after the restart.

There were no further blows to fragile Leicester's confidence but the manner and margin of this loss means all eyes are on the reigning champions, whose efforts were booed at the final whistle.

Reuters, PA