“Only the beginning.” Omar Marmoush’s publication in X after his surprising hat-trick against Newcastle last weekend had multiple meanings. He announced his official arrival to the Premier League. But more than that, it became the symbol of the newest chapter of Manchester Metropolis. The last remodeling of Pep Guardiola.
Marmoush was assigned by the MEMBERSHIP hierarchy as a player who could make an immediate difference. A Common advance to rival the best in Europe.
Even before his triple in Newcastle’s 4-0 beating, one of the most striking individual performances of 2024/25, his direct movement and his intelligent movement with late arrivals to the box had caused many problems during a 3-1 victory About Chelsea.
His energy and dynamism have been a source of joy welcome, although rare, in the middle of the decreased season of Man Metropolis. Its dramatic recession could have an action with strong arms in the January window, but in any way that rationalizes an expense of £ 60 million in Marmoush, it looks like an intelligent business. This was not a purchase of panic.
The 26 -year -old, who enters his peak years, is one of the few players without physical exhaustion and mental scars that seem to be affected to the rest of the Browbeen Guardiola champions. Marmoush looks fresh, with unspecified talent, capable of relieving the load and carrying it.
The striker will be an obvious reason for concern about Arne’s slot while preparing a game plan for Liverpool’s trip to Etihad on Sunday, live Sports Activities of Heaven. A concern for Trent Alexander-Arnold as well.
Marmoush can drive 1V1, use the instinctive combination game and fast switches, run from the outside or embrace the touch line, and has already reached a good work association with Josko Gvardiol on the left. The city’s options to shorten or long, or at some intermediate point, have increased exponentially.
Michael Wimmer, one of Marmoush’s old coaches in VFB Stuttgart, said Sports Activities of Heaven Earlier this season, which the Egyptian international has exceptional “guidance skills”. What he meant was an ability to solve and adapt regardless of how opposition equipment was established. You can play between the lines, in adjusted areas or exploit the space behind.
It is possible that its flexibility is the ISSUE that made it so attractive to Man Metropolis in the first place. Erling Haaland has scored 19 goals from the Premier League this season, but has often reduced an isolated figure. Phil Foden, a shadow of his former self, has contributed in seven, but the load has been Haaland to carry. I needed help.
Take the most recent victory of the city over Newcastle as the perfect example of a lightened load. It was the first game of the Premier League this season in which Metropolis did not admit a great opportunity, while his expected objectives faced (0.48) were his third number of the campaign.
Marmoush took four shots and scored with three of them, from an XG value of 0.71. The most dirty player (3) in the game and broke a very experienced Kieran Trippier, adding many more nuances to the city game.
Selection was also evident in its finish, while a master class in Nico González’s midfield helped stabilize and provide a platform to build.
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Free to see: The highlight of Man Metropolis against Newcastle United in the Premier League.
How could all that help this Sunday? Well, PEP has now been ream with the ability to solve problems. Metropolis has received its wings this year, due to Rodri’s loss, defensive lesions and psychological tension of implacable expectations, but the emergence of the other Egypt striker is a lifeguard. Mo Salah could have to share your attention.
“Nothing is eternal,” PEP said Wednesday after retiring from the Champions League at the earliest point for 12 years. “It is the year we have been the worst.” But while his flaccid exit to current Madrid will have hurt, he can also act as relief. This city team, so early in its last evolution, was not going to win the elite competition of Europe this season.
Why prolong the process?
Haaland’s absence, a substitute not used in Bernabéu, surely period acceptance of that fact.
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However, all hope is not lost in the Premier League. From Christmas, only Liverpool and Arsenal have won more points than Manchester Metropolis.
The rivalry can be less danger on this occasion since the hosts have been out of the race for the title, but still matters. Metropolis would be greatly pleased when making a dent in the possibilities of the leaders of the League to steal their crown, as well as undermine any suggestion that the Liverpool of Slot has the credentials to rival the domestic domain of the city of the last five or six years.
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A look at the iconic moments of Pep Guardiola against Liverpool in the Premier League.
The reds are in the middle of a race that exhausts energy, five games in fifteen days.
His last eight league games could have seen them stretch their undefeated streak to 22, but eight points have fallen in the process.
They were deserved to a draw at home to fight Man Utd at their first 2025 out Then Lolves final weekend, in a second half where they could not have only one shot: the wolves had 10.
The reluctance of Slot to rotate reaching him? Alexander-Arnold is one of the 10 players to start seven or more of his team’s eight league games since the change of the year. His reluctance to defend 1v1 is also a problem, given Marmoush’s frankness and ability to draw fouls.
Youri Tielemans scored Aston Villa equalizer in the 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Wednesday by taking Alexander-Arnold, while Lucas Digne toured the left channel of the back-back before supporting a ball for Ollie Watkins to score a second. He tied by measuring the leveling, but hooked shortly after.
The opportunity is that Marmoush wishes to take advantage.
PEP is firm that it is still the right man to bring Manchester Metropolis to this new period. He continues to remember journalists that “we achieve something unique in our country and in Europe.” And now, with the correct combination of time, patience and recruitment of Nouse, he is rigid that he can do it again.
Marmush will undoubtedly prove to be a great asset in that process. However, how that helps here and now, it will be examined on Sunday. Are we about to see the last turn in this fascinating story?
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