Hat-trick scorer Marmoush and Gonzalez make Man City look like old self again

Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola embraces Manchester City's Omar Marmoush as he leaves the pitch after being replaced during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Newcastle United at Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola embraces Manchester City's Omar Marmoush as he leaves the pitch after being replaced during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Newcastle United at Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)


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Manchester City's new signings have Pep Guardiola's team looking like its old self again. Omar Marmoush netted a first-half hat trick in a 4-0 win over Newcastle in the Premier League and Nico Gonzalez provided a level of midfield control that City has lacked since Ballon d'Or winner Rodri went down with a season-ending knee injury. It was the kind of dominant performance that was a mainstay of Guardiola's side as it won four straight league titles before a string of uncharacteristic losses in the autumn. Guardiola says "we remembered what we were, that we have not been this season."

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