Josko Gvardiol was one of the few shining lights for Manchester City during their 1-1 draw against Newcastle United.

Gvardiol opened the scoring for City in style, showcasing his brilliant weak foot and finishing ability.

Jack Grealish set the Croatian international up by beating Kieran Trippier and finding him in space.

The Manchester City defender has been one of his side's best players this season.

The PS200,000-a-week man has started every game for Manchester City this campaign.

Both defensively and offensively, Gvardiol has shone.

Incredible Gvardiol stat emerges after Man City drew to Newcastle The 22-year-old seems to have picked up exactly where he left off from the backend of last season for Pep Guardiola's side as his consistency has been impressive.

Considering Gvardiol also played in pre-season for City, he has looked sharp.

Against Newcastle, the former RB Leipzig defender dealt admirably with the threat of Trippier bombing down his flank.

The versatile defender often won his ground duels and was positioned perfectly to deal with the counter-attacking threat posed by the hosts at St. James' Park.

All in all, the youngster was a solid presence at the back.

As per Football on TNT Sports on X, Gvardiol (five) has outscored Gabriel Jesus (four) in the Premier League since the start of last season.

The PS45 million (Sky Sports) man is yet to start a single league game for Arsenal this campaign.

Why Man City sold Gabriel Jesus and reflects Josko Gvardiol brilliance While Jesus' previous season was interrupted by injuries, he still started 17 league games.

Furthermore, Gvardiol is a centre-back while the Brazilian is a centre-forward.

The fact that the City colossus has outscored Jesus naturally poses one to make two observations.

Firstly, the fact that Gvardiol deserves loads of praise for contributing with goals on such a frequent basis.

Secondly, the statistic also reinforces that Manchester City made the right decision by letting Jesus go as he simply is not a reliable goalscorer.