Man City hosted Newcastle in round 25 of the Premier League on the evening of February 15 (Vietnam time) when both teams had the same 41 points.
The captain's armband was unexpectedly given to Erling Haaland when the staff did not play. This was the first time the Norwegian striker has taken on this role in an official match.
Man City started the game quite cautiously, but seized the opportunity to open the scoring after a classy play in the 19th minute. Goalkeeper Ederson crossed the ball for Marmoush to run down after observing the Newcastle squad pushing too high. The Egyptian rookie easily passed the ball past goalkeeper Martin Dukbravka to get his first goal for Man City.
Less than 5 minutes later, Marmoush turned the ball away from the opposing defender before finishing dangerously to increase the score to 2-0. In the 33rd minute, Savinho assisted Marmoush to complete his hat-trick when he was un marked by anyone in the penalty area.
This was a big surprise performance as City were missing many key players in this match. In the second half, the home team was still confident in controlling the ball, while Newcastle almost did not create any threat.
Coach Pep Guardiola gradually took his key players off the field to rest. In the 84th minute, Haaland passed the ball to McAtee who fired a shot from close range, sealing a 4-0 victory for Man City.
But the bad news is that Haaland showed signs of pain after the match. The fact that both Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake are not in the squad also makes fans worried.
However, it is important that Man City had a resounding victory to return to the top 4, strengthening their confidence before traveling to Bernabeu, against Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League play-off round in midweek.
