10 Early Favourites For World Cup 2018 Best Young Player Award

Wearing the fabled number 9 shirt of Brazil this summer will be 21-year-old Gabriel Jesus. The Man City man is still celebrating lifting the Premier League trophy as part of Pep Guardiola's breathtaking side, but needs to keep his focus in order to help Brazil but their painful 2014 World Cup campaign behind them and attempt to lift the trophy for the first time since 2002.

Jesus played a big part in Brazil's qualification run, netting 7 times in total. He's scored 9 goals overall in 16 appearances for Brazil and could forge a very dangerous partnership with PSG's superstar Neymar. It certainly wouldn't be a surprise to see him awarded the title of Best Young Player at the tournament.

For City, Jesus scored 13 goals in 29 Premier League games and added 4 more strikes in the Champions League, despite struggling with injuries throughout the season. A top class finisher with typical Brazilian flair and a great knack for getting in good positions, Jesus is expected to score goals this summer and could be one of the tournament's leading lights if he starts firing.