US EditionMarmoush double helps Man City to 3-1 win at Newcastle and place in FA Cup quarters
Pep Guardiola's rotated Manchester City side, without star Erling Haaland, secured a 3-1 win with Omar Marmoush scoring twice to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.
- On Saturday, Omar Marmoush scored twice as Manchester City beat Newcastle 3-1 to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals, with 51,109 attending the match.
- Pep Guardiola made 10 changes and rested Erling Haaland with Wednesday's Champions League trip to Real Madrid in mind; he complained about the 8pm kick-off cutting into preparation time.
- After an energetic start, Newcastle led through Barnes at 18 minutes, but Doku's cross rebounded off Savinho to equalise shortly before half-time, with Reijnders later missing chances.
- Newcastle now face Barcelona on Tuesday, meaning the loss arrives just before their Champions League first-leg at Tyneside and leaves Eddie Howe's campaign hinging on overcoming Barcelona.
- Pep Guardiola celebrated Omar Marmoush with a tight embrace as he was withdrawn after scoring two goals, reflecting the manager's delight and Savinho's equaliser highlighted City's squad depth.
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Man City hand Newcastle brutal FA Cup lesson
Manchester City shrugged off 10 changes to their starting line-up to crush Newcastle 3-1 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday as Chelsea battled past 10-man Wrexham. Earlier, Premier League leaders Arsenal stayed on track for a historic quadruple by seeing off a feisty challenge from third-tier Mansfield to win their fifth-round tie 2-1. Pep Guardiola's City, who like Arsenal are still chasing glory on four fronts, were almost entirel…
FA Cup: Marmoush brace helps Manchester City beat Newcastle United and reach quarterfinals
Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush struck twice as the visitor roared back from a goal down to beat Newcastle United 3–1 and storm into the FA Cup quarterfinals for the eighth consecutive season.
Manchester City are also in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, having defeated Newcastle 3-1 with an upset at St. James' Park
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