The Egyptian was in devastating form as Pep Guardiola's side recorded a victory in the race for Champions League qualification
Omar Marmoush truly announced his arrival in English football with a ruthless first-half hat-trick as Manchester City demolished Newcastle 4-0 and provided the perfect response after their painful Champions League defeat by Real Madrid.
The Egyptian forward had made a slow start since his £60m ($75m) move from Eintracht Frankfurt in January but it was worth the wait as he bagged a hat-trick in the space of 14 minutes in the first half, leaving Eddie Howe's top-four pretenders with no answer.
The game was a shootout for the top four after Chelsea's heavy defeat at Brighton and Marmoush packed a sub-machine gun for the occasion. Newcastle had made a decent start but City opened the visitors up with route-one football, Ederson bypassing midfield with a launched ball downfield before Marmoush let the ball bounce in his favour and lobbed Martin Dubravka expertly. It was his first goal in his fifth appearance for City but he had his second just five minutes later.
Savinho swept a pass to Ilkay Gundogan who had space and time to thread the ball between two defenders into the path of the Egyptian, who controlled with his left foot before stroking into the bottom corner. The excellent Savinho then made the third goal, burning Lewis Hall for pace down the right flank and squaring for Marmoush to slot home with one touch and complete the first hat-trick of his career.
City coasted for much of the second half without ever looking vulnerable and substitute James McAtee rounded off the confidence-boosting win by grabbing a fourth in the 84th minute.
GOAL rates Man City's players from the Etihad Stadium…
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Ederson (7/10):
Notched his seventh assist for City and third of the season with a perfectly-weighted pass to Marmoush and his passing was spot-on throughout, making amends for his costly errors against Madrid.
Rico Lewis (6/10):
Gave City stability in midfield when he pushed up when they were in possession although still displayed some naivety with the ball, nearly gifting Isak a dangerous chance.
John Stones (8/10):
Superb with the ball and without it. Frustrated Isak twice in the first half while he was tidy in possession throughout.
Abdukodir Khusanov (7/10):
Had a trouble-free afternoon after his horror debut, keeping Isak and Gordon quiet.
Josko Gvardiol (6/10):
Created a good chance for Haaland down the channel although gave away a big opportunity to Isak with a careless pass, forcing Stones to cover for him.
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Nico Gonzalez (8/10):
A superb home debut, holding the midfield together with seamless, thoughtful passing.
Ilkay Gundogan (7/10):
Was expected to have a tough time against Guimaraes and Tonali but held his own and set up the second goal with a delightful pass.
Phil Foden (6/10):
Some bright moments but ultimately took a backseat in the win.
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Savinho (8/10):
At his electric best. Showed he meant business when he hared towards goal early on only to be thwarted by Hall. Had his revenge by embarrassing the left-back to set up the third goal after getting the pre-assist for the second.
Erling Haaland (7/10):
An early chance was spoiled by a heavy touch and he had few sightings of goal but his selfless movement drew Newcastle defenders towards him and helped get the best out of Marmoush. His flicked header set up McAtee's crowning goal. There was some concern when he hurt his knee and came off towards the end but, encouragingly, he was able to walk off the pitch.
Omar Marmoush (10/10):
This was the day he arrived. Fired an early warning shot over the bar and his finishing was flawless from then on. His first and third goals showcased his delicate first touch while he moulded control and ruthless finishing together for his second.
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Jeremy Doku (5/10):
Ran into a couple of blind alleys.
James McAtee (7/10):
Collected his sixth goal of the season with an instinctive finish.
Mateo Kovacic (N/A):
A late addition from the bench.
Nico O'Reilly (N/A):
Got three minutes from the bench.
Matheus Nunes (N/A):
Brought on in the 88th minute.
Pep Guardiola (7/10):
The perfect performance in response to the late collapse against Madrid and a rallying cry ahead of the second leg.
