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City's Gabriel Jesus urges education on Black Lives Matter movement

Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus has urged people posting on social media in support of Black Lives Matter to also educate themselves about the movement.

The death of George Floyd in Minnesota has sparked a wave of protests across the world, including online, and Jesus is keen for those using the Black Lives Matter hashtag to fully understand what it means.

"I believe that nowadays social media has a huge power to be able to position yourself when the topic is as important as racism," said Jesus. "Racism isn't a problem that only started in recent days and it isn't normal, so people do feel that they have had enough, and they have exploded.