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JesusManchester returns to recover from a muscular injury ep Guardiola hopes Gabriel in time for Thursday’s Manchester Jesus will play a part in derby against United. PManchester City’s FA Cup semi- But all eyes will be on Jesus Man Utd final against Arsenal after the and what role he may play, with Brazilian recovered from a broken Guardiola taking a decision after foot. the team has travelled to Jesus had an immediate London. impact after making his City debut as a substitute against Tottenham in January, scoring to face three goals in four games and forcing Sergio Aguero out of the team. But the 20-year-old broke a bone in his Celta Vigo’s headcoach foot in mid-February, Eduardo Berizzo Magnolo rehabilitating on the sidelines until NyonCelta in the quarter-final second leg on left in the competition, but we fancy this week when he anchester United will face the Thursday. ourselves and we will focus on returned to training Spanish side Celta Vigo in the Marcus Rashford’s extra-time goal ourselves,” Shaw told MUTV before with the first team Msemi-finals of the Europa League over sealed a 2-1 win at Old Trafford that the draw was made. squad. two legs and Ajax take on Lyon, after sent United through 3-2 on aggregate. “We’ll focus on the two important Guardiola has the draw yesterday. If United make it to the final in games we have coming up in Burnley not ruled him out of Jose Mourinho’s United will ’s on May and Man City, take it from there and starting in Sunday’s be strong favourites and have the 24 it will be the club’s first appearance give everything. Wembley semi-final, advantage of playing the second leg at in the decisive match of Europe’s “Obviously, we want to fight for although he is more Old Trafford as they attempt to lift the second-tier tournament. the top four as well and now we have likely to be on the bench, Europa League, knowing victory in the It would also be United’s first the semis and everyone but the City manager still final would give them a place in next European final since they lost the 2011 wants to be playing.” expects his new start to have season’s Champions League. Champions League decider against (AFP) an impact on the rest of the United will travel to Spain for the Barcelona at Wembley. campaign. first leg on May 4 before Celta visit Having already bowed out of the “He has made an impact. You Manchester for the return on May 11. FA and League Cups and with know how difficult it is to come With United currently four points their Premier League campaign into the Premier League and play outside the Premier League top reduced to battling for a top how we play,” Guardiola told four, winning the Europa League four berth, United’s only reporters on Friday. for the first time may represent their hope of winning a trophy in “In just 10 minutes against best chance of qualifying for the Mourinho’s debut season is the Tottenham he created two or three Champions League. Europa League. chances himself and scored (a Celta sit 10th in and Mourinho’s men have been disallowed goal). He has an impact progressed from the quarter-finals beset by injuries in recent for sure. after following up a 3-2 home win weeks and they suffered “In any case when players are against Genk by drawing Thursday’s more bad news on that injured, I am happy they are second leg 1-1 in Belgium. front against Anderlecht on coming back, especially for him. Celta’s top scorer had Thursday as their leading He decides, he has all Europe in his an underwhelming spell at Liverpool, scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic hands, and he decided to come here while fellow forward John Guidetti limped off. and join us. We can’t forget that. came through the ranks at Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo was “I am so happy he joined us here City. also injured in the second leg to join but then he could only play two or United have never faced Celta in Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Juan three weeks so that is why I am so UEFA competition and the Spanish Mata on the sidelines. happy. side are through to a major European Despite their fitness woes, United “With Sergio and the other ones semi-final for the first time in their are unbeaten in their last 22 league he will hopefully help us score goals history. games and left-back Luke Shaw is Manchester United’s Portuguese until the end of the season.” As England’s final European confident they can finish the season manager Jose Mourinho gestures England defender John Gabriel Jesus representatives this season, United with a European triumph in . during the UEFA Europa League Stones is out of the semi- were made to sweat by Anderlecht “They are three very good teams quarter-final final, although he is expected Messi, Ronaldo graffiti causes stir pre-Clasico Barcelona many camera-wielding tourists. opponents, I know they would graffiti portraying Lionel The artist Tvboy said never kiss. But art must portray Messi on tiptoes kissing he had been inspired by the an ideal world, it must astonish, Aarch-rival fact that Sunday’s El Clasico provoke.” has caused a stir in Barcelona, game happens to fall on April Tvboy is an Italian from just two days before the seaside 23 -- which is when people in Milan who has lived for 13 years city’s team faces Real Madrid in Barcelona and the wider region in Barcelona, whose streets have a crux game. of Catalonia celebrate their very become his canvas. The graffiti on a bus stop own Valentine’s Day. His latest project dubbed in central Barcelona shows the “I’m looking for a message of “Love is blind” started during the Argentina and Barcelona star hope and positivity. With all the US election campaign, during embracing and tenderly kissing clashes there have been in football which he drew Republican his Portuguese Real Madrid between hooligans, I want to say: candidate and current president rival, a football at their feet and ‘be calmer’,” he said. Donald Trump kissing his a rose in Messi’s hand, drawing “Messi and Cristiano are Democrat rival Hillary Clinton. A man takes a picture to the street art “Love is blind” of Street artist Salva “Tvboy”