In Marmoush, they may have just that. A blistering 14-minute hat-trick on Saturday was exactly the sort of attacking impetus City have been missing all season, particularly after Julian Alvarez's exit. Technically gifted, speedy and brave attacking output to complement the dominance of Erling Haaland's goalscoring.

Bournemouth's challenge for the top four shows no sign of petering out as they won 3-1 at bottom club Southampton to move above Chelsea and Newcastle into fifth place.

Pep Guardiola reacts to January signing Omar Marmoush's hat trick after he led Manchester City to a 4-0 win over Newcastle United

Omar Marmoush announced himself to the Etihad faithful as his first City hat-trick powered us to an emphatic 4-0 victory over Newcastle United.The Egyptian needed just 33 minutes to guarantee the match ball as we took a commanding lead before half-time.