Omar Marmoush produced a hat-trick of the first half, while Manchester City moved to the first place of the Premier League after the 4-0 victory over Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon.
The winter signing of £ 59 million dazzled the Etihad stadium with its 14 -minute triple before the pause, three clinics end with the Magpies outside the tests. Pep Guardiola would not have expected such a comfortable opening period after the recent struggles on his side, but Newcastle established the red carpet for the reigning Premier League champions.
A late injury to Erling Haaland marked a bit of an impressive victory for the Cityzens, who marked his fourth in the closing stages, while James McATEE ended with a simple second half for Manchester’s club.
As the game was deployed
Following Friday night’s defeat of Chelsea on the south coastVictor on Saturday knew that the Blues jumped and would end the weekend in the qualifying places of the Champions League. This prize obviously caused City During the early stages, as they dominated possession, even if it was a direct approach that forged the workshop.
Ederson justified the criticism of his mistake against Real Madrid during the week, but the Brazilian showed his greatest strength in the 19th minute. An excellent flotation through the ball at the top of the Newcastle Kieran Trippier declared the defense poorly, allowing Marmoush running and raising -on the helpless Martin Dubravka.
The visitors had seemed surprisingly apathetic by the midpoint of the first half, and the city quickly doubled its advantage to make the most of it. Some mid-heart characteristic defense allowed Ilkay Gundogan strolling into the final third and released Marmoush, who cut inside before winning Dubravka in his near place.
An excellent challenge of Dan Burn’s last ditch denied that the hosts became clearer, but Newcastle’s breath lasted only four minutes. Marmoush completed his hat-trick just after the half-hour mark, while the city turned his visitors, the Savinho Savinho Savinho’s delivery house from a close.
Newcastle went to his bench at the beginning of the second half, but the introduction of Lewis Miley and Tino Livamento did little to turn the tide. As we have become accustomed to witnessing in recent seasons, the city was owned when it came to removing the sting of procedures to protect its pillow.
Just to ensure that there would be no late nerves, City scored a quarter in the 84th minute to put the icing on the cake. Haaland, who later left the field after an injury to the knee, set up McATEE with his place almost, while the city won an impressive victory.
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There were justifiable expectations that the city would fight this weekend, especially with its second part of the Champions League on the horizon. But they did not show the flight signs to the Etihad against one side that had just beat Arsenal 4-0 in two games in the semifinals of the Carabao Cup.
Newcastle facilitated life for its funny hosts, but there were visits to the devastating city of Old, as they passed the side of Eddie Howe with their intensity and ruthless in the final third. Few parties make a mockery of the Magpies, but the citys did exactly during the first half.
The second half was the city at its best in many ways, strangling life out of the encounter with triangles passing and slowing down the rhythm at a inch of his life. It was not a great show, but it was the type of management of the game that has made them the best in England for so many years.
There were signs of questioning the need to recruit Eintracht Frankfurt Marmoush for great money during January. The 26 -year -old enjoyed a sensational first half of the campaign in Germany, but was it so sustainable? Or even transferable to English football?
Well, the first half of Winger-Cum-Striker responded to these questions.
City started lightning quickly to the Etihad and was affected by the energy and speed of his two wide players. Both Marmoush and Savinho provided the thrust that was often lacked this season, with the first stolen the show after three impressive strikes, all of a total of XG only 0.59.
The first showed his composition as he took a look at Dubravka before the powerful tabs beyond the Slovaks offered the city supporters a vision of the technique of Egyptian and the capabilities of ball triumphant. The multitude of the home will have fallen in love with what they witnessed of their new acquisition, which has not taken long to discover his mojo in Manchester.
Just as City seemed to see the perfect afternoon in the second team, the Etihad silent when Haaland struck the cover. While chasing Newcastle’s backline, Norwegian climbed uncomfortable under his own weight, apparently twisting his knee in the process.
Of course, the seriousness of the injury is still unknown at the moment, but Haaland was at least able to wander the pitch without medical support. This is a positive sign, it could be imagined, but the frantic pace of Guardiola’s contact line told his own story.
Although Haaland is never the most involved city player in any game, he is still the difference manufacturer. This was evident last Tuesday, while tied against Madrid in the Champions League.
Guardiola and all inside the Etihad will let sweat on their physical form, hoping that there will be no long dismissal for their point of view.
After being competing for the first four places after an increase in the results, Newcastle has fallen to Earth again in the last departures of the Premier League. They have enjoyed the Cup competitions, but their defeat at the Etihad marks three league losses in four.
There is no shame in losing in the city, especially on the road, but you can see the visualization when you add home defeats in Bournemouth and Fulham. Has the Newcastle Carabao Cup pushed for the life of its candidacy for the Champions League qualification?
Only time will really say, but meetings with Nottingham Forest and Liverpool in their next promises to try their credentials. If the Magpies fail to win a duel, the return to the first competition in Europe would seem more and more unlikely.
