Brazil coach Tite admits he rates Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino ahead of Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus.

Gabriel Jesus was preferred to Firmino throughout this summer's World Cup in Russia but came in for criticism as the Selecao were knocked out by Belgium in the quarter-finals.

The Manchester City starlet was subsequently dropped from Tite's following squad, with the manager comparing his striking options in an interview with Brazilian media.

“Firmino is better at constructing plays, Gabriel works on offering more depth," he said.

“They are players for the same function but with different characteristics."