Manchester City had no problems at home to Newcastle. The “Citizens” won 4:0 after a very strong first half, in which three of the goals were scored. Omar Marmoush scored a hat-trick within 14 minutes, and these were his first goals for the club. Shortly before the end, substitute James Makati scored the fourth goal, reports sportal.bg.
Pep Guardiola rested some players before the second leg against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Kevin De Bruyne, Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva and Jeremy Doku started the match on the bench.
Guardiola's team started the match actively, kept the ball for long periods and quickly settled in the opponent's half. This did not particularly bother Newcastle, who coped with the first attempts at attack. One shot by Marmoos went wide of the goal, but overall the hosts were unable to create clear scoring chances. That changed in the 19th minute, when Marmoos scored his first goal of the match. A magnificent pass from Ederson brought the Egyptian forward, and the Magpies' defense completely missed him. The former Eintracht striker passed Trippier and beautifully crossed the goalkeeper - 1:0.
Newcastle's defense was not sufficiently oriented a few minutes later. It left a huge space for Gundogan, who advanced and passed to Marmoos. The striker feinted and sent the ball into the bottom right corner of Dubravka - 2:0.
The guests got a chance to get back into the match after a mistake by Guardiola. Isak advanced and shot diagonally, but sent the ball wide of the goal. A little later, Marmoos completed his hat-trick. Savinho broke through from the right and found the Egyptian in the penalty area perfectly, and he made no mistake - 3:0.
Eddie Howe made a double substitution at half-time. He took off Willock and Trippier, who failed to keep out Marmish, and Livramento and Miley came on. Newcastle started the second half better, and the hosts did not play at the same pace. After an hour of play, Lewis Miley had a chance to shoot from an excellent position in the penalty area. The shot was not convincing enough and Ederson managed it.
Shortly before the end, substitute James Makati scored a fourth goal. After a corner kick, Holland deflected the ball into his path and he sent it into the net. Erling Holland worried the home team after grabbing his right knee, but when he left the field it seemed that the injury was not that serious.