In the absence of Erling Haaland deadline day signing Omar Marmoush announced himself to the Etihad with a devastating hat trick that propelled Manchester City to a four nil rout of Newcastle United. The Egyptian forward acquired from Eintracht Frankfurt for thirty two million pounds in January opened his account on fifteen minutes by sweeping in a low cross from Jeremy Doku. He doubled the lead before half time latching onto a lofted through ball from Rico Lewis and finishing with a deft chip over Nick Pope. Marmoush completed his treble just after the hour timing a near post run to convert Bernardo Silva’s whipped corner.
The stadium erupted when local youngster James McAtee added a fourth from distance capping City’s biggest league win since September. Marmoush’s performance included ten successful dribbles a top speed of thirty five kilometres per hour and an impressive eighty eight percent pass completion earning him player of the week honours across multiple broadcasters. Pep Guardiola praised his positional intelligence and hinted that the twenty six year old could form a dual striker partnership with Haaland once the Norwegian fully recovers. Newcastle boss Eddie Howe lamented unforced errors but acknowledged City’s intensity was relentless.
The victory kept City within touching distance of Arsenal and extended an unbeaten home run to fifteen matches in all competitions. For supporters concerned about overreliance on Haaland Marmoush’s explosive display offered proof that recruitment strategy continues to identify high value difference makers capable of thriving in Guardiola’s demanding system.
