Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted that Omar Marmoush is the kind of player his team have missed, Afrosport reports.
The Egyptian forward joined from Eintracht Frankfurt during the January transfer window and was in top gear on Saturday when he scored his first goal set of goals for the club with a first-half hat-trick in a 4-0 Premier League win over Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium.
It was one of City’s most commanding performances after struggling for consistent results in recent months and Guardiola highlighted how some of Marmoush’s qualities are what has been lacking in the team after Julian Alvarez was sold to Atletico Madrid last summer.
“The highlights are for him, of course,” the Spaniard said. “Three goals, we knew it – in Germany at Frankfurt he made good numbers.
“Against Leyton Orient he had three clear chances and couldn’t score but we knew sooner or later.
“The dynamic of the group was good and performance was good. He showed what he is.
“Hopefully he can handle the biggest compliments that are coming. It’s non-stop.
“It’s so simple, when you play good everyone adapts quickly but when you don’t play good, you need time. It’s not difficult.
“When we played against Chelsea, he played good and we won. He’s a player that we missed, his movements in behind and his pace.
“He likes to attack the space and he helps to play with more time. When we play like we did today, everyone is better – even the manager!”
A 14 minute @OmarMarmoush hat-trick helps us to a 4-0 win over Newcastle 😮💨
Highlights 👇 pic.twitter.com/m3VlzqnDwp
— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 15, 2025
City will now turn their attention to the UEFA Champions League where they will face holders Real Madrid in the second leg of the knockout playoffs with 3-2 deficit.
