Newcastle played as if they had both eyes in the final of the Carabao Cup, no matter one, and they went here with a couple of brightness. Certainly they did not devote any of their attention to Omar Marmous, a scorer of a hat-trick in the first semester and an Egyptian who resembles Mo Salah of Manchester City.
But if Eddie Howe's side continues this way before her big day, they will be black and blue at the time she arrives, it doesn't matter in black and white. They were liabilities from the off and properly hid.
“If that is the case (the players focused on the final), we are in trouble,” said Howe, whose team faces Liverpool in Wembley in four weeks. 'The final is on the horizon, but it should be positive, not negative.
'This was painful to see. I hoped we were competitive. We didn't seem a threat. We were to a courtyard where we needed to be. We were not enough on their faces. We seemed reagents and allowed technical players too much space. Those things cost you.
It was a brutal evaluation of a brutal afternoon. For the city, this was a walk. Marmoush walked three times in the space of 14 minutes and only when the ball was on the net, Newcastle showed some aggression, arguing among them on who was to blame. A part -time delivery to the visiting costumes would not have gone.
Pep Guardiola has been scratching his head with frustration this season and has the blood under the nails to prove it. This time he was scratching him in Bemusement, such is his respect for Howe and the tastes of Captain Bruno Guimaraes of Newcastle. The only spilled blood should have been during the investigation after Newcastle party.
Omar Marmush scored a hat-jat-jat-trick when Manchester City defeated Newcastle
The 26 -year -old scored three times in 14 minutes to give the hosts a dominant advantage in the Etihad
The result goes next to Pep Guardiola move towards the first four for the second time since September
City had a tougher excursion against Leyton Orient last weekend. Orient ran, approached and took some shots. Newcastle needed an hour to disturb Ederson and was still waiting for his first challenge of any substance. Guimaraes tried early in the second half, but ended up being reserved and wounded: he captured the calamity and self -harm of Newcastle's performance.
And this against a city team that, at least this season, needs more than three goals before they can relax. Do not forget, Feyenoord continued three with 16 minutes to play and still left with a draw. But from the moment Marmoush completed his triple in the 33rd minute, it was the finished game. In truth, it was never really a game.
By way of preparation for the play -off of the Wednesday Champions League against Real Madrid, in which City Trail 3-2 from the first leg, this was perfect. It was good for the body and mind, given the little effort that was needed.
He also scored the arrival of Marmoush. He had already shown his talent in four games since he joined Eintracht Frankfurt last month, but comparisons at that time for compatriot Salah felt premature. You have to score goals to beat him with him. Well, here was an improved hat-trick only in time of Sergio Agüero in the colors of the city in the Premier League.
The Argentine obtained his three in 12 minutes. Interestingly, that was during a Newcastle Mauling 6-1, which has now lost 16 times in a row in the etihad on the upper flight.
“Marmush presented a great level in Germany,” Guardiola said. 'He is a player with great quality and surprising speed. A player with this quality, in space, is incredible. This will give you a lot of confidence. The connection with Savinho and Erling (Haaland) was incredible.
Guardiola's men had the ball exclusively during the first four minutes. Literally, Newcastle did not complete a pass. But just when he began to feel like death for a thousand passes after another 15 minutes of possession without incision, Ederson went to route one and Marmoush ran clear.
He was helped by Kieran Tripper's decision to try to steal a ball that had no need to do so, and allowed Marmush to choose his pocket. There was still work to be done, but the creator of £ 59 million games made light, throwing Martin Dubravka from outside the penalty area.
After establishing Marmoush's first game, Ederson became the goalkeeper with most assists in the history of the Premier League
Savinho was a constant threat to the hosts, and established Marmoush's third goal in 33 minutes
James Mcatee left the bank to add a fourth goal for the city during the final stages
Eddie Howe's team has now lost three of its last four games in the Premier League
It was the first for the club and had another five minutes later. Newcastle let Ilkay Gundagan run through the middle of the park and found Marmoush in the middle of the box. He played, moved away from Trippier and finished. Everything was very easy.
His Hat-Trik goal was the simplest of the lot. Savinho ran for Lewis Hall, and not necessarily Speed, and retired to Marmoush, who had chosen not scoring despite his two goals in the previous quarter. Applied an orderly address of 10 yards.
There was a room for the substitute James Mcatee when he headed from a Haaland movie in the 84 ahead of Madrid's confrontation.
For those in the opposite shelter, this was anything but comfortable.