City were leading 2-1 when the young Brazilian scored to put them two goals clear, or so it appeared to be the case for a split second, until his goal was ruled out for offside.
“It was very important for me to come on tonight, to have this confidence from my team-mates and my coach,” Jesus told ESPN.
“Unfortunately, I was offside. I started celebrating while the whole stadium was in silence.
“But it's a dream come true to play in the Premier League.”
We all know what happened next – Spurs somehow managed to score a second and snatch a point thanks to a last-gasp strike by Son.
But the young Brazilian who arrived at City only a few days previously for £27million was still happy to have at least made his debut in the Premier League and his few minutes on the pitch were sufficient to help him come to some conclusions.
“I'm happy for this opportunity to debut at City's home,” Jesus said.
“I'm not very glad about the draw. We had the match in our hands.
“I'm getting used to English football. Everything can happen from what we saw today.
“The speed is different from Brazilian football. I must adapt as quick as I can to do well.”