Newcastle 1-3 Man City: Marmoush scores twice as Guardiola's side reach quarters

At a glance

Harvey Barnes opens the scoring with a fine curling effort after latching on to Sandro Tonali's through ball

Savinho equalises after getting the final touch on Jeremy Doku's cross before Omar Marmoush puts the visitors in front from close range

Marmoush then makes it 3-1 with a screamer from just outside the box

Pep Guardiola's side reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the eighth successive season as Newcastle bow out

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Omar Marmoush haunted Newcastle United once again as Manchester City came from behind to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had described the prospect of going to a febrile St James' Park as a "nightmare", and it certainly felt like one for the visitors after Harvey Barnes fired Newcastle in front.

But much-changed Manchester City showed their powers of recovery to respond through Savinho and a fine double from Marmoush, who has now scored seven goals against Newcastle in just six games.

Having knocked holders Newcastle out of the Carabao Cup last month, Manchester City have ended Eddie Howe's side's dream of returning to Wembley through the FA Cup.

But it was Newcastle who started this fifth-round tie with real intent and Nick Woltemade saw a header cleared off the line by Nico Gonzalez before the hosts found a way through.

Barnes beat the offside trap to latch on to Sandro Tonali's through ball before taking a touch inside on to his favoured right foot and unleashing a clinical curling effort into the far corner to take the roof off the stadium.

The goal merely awakened Manchester City, though, as the visitors pinned Newcastle back and Guardiola's team drew level following a sustained period of pressure.

Jeremy Doku's drilled cross from the left went all the way through to the unmarked Savinho at the back post, and the ball ended up striking the knee of the Manchester City forward and bobbling over the line.

Stunned Newcastle sorely needed to regroup at half-time, but Manchester City merely picked up from where they left off after the break and took the lead in familiar fashion.

This time Matheus Nunes cut the ball across from the right and there was Marmoush at the far post to lash home after taking a cool touch.

Marmoush grabbed another just a few minutes later after unleashing a rocket from just outside the box, which left Newcastle goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale with no chance.

Manchester City, in the process, reached the FA Cup quarter-finals for an eighth successive season.

Man City analysis: Guardiola's team selection pays off

This was the night Guardiola's faith in his squad was rewarded.

The Manchester City manager boldly made 10 changes, as he gave Erling Haaland the night off and named Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Ruben Dias, Marc Guehi, Rodri, Rayan Cherki, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Antoine Semenyo on a stacked bench.

Just how would this much-changed side respond to going a goal down? After all, the disappointment of Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest, which caused them to fall seven points behind leaders Arsenal in the Premier League title race, was still fresh.

Well, the visitors quickly provided an answer after rallying in impressive fashion.

You could sense how much this tie meant to Guardiola as he passionately appealed over decisions on the touchline and even ripped off his jacket in the Tyneside chill at one point.

His team mirrored that desire to progress and, at one point, Marmoush sprinted back into his own half to cut out a breakaway from Joe Willock.

Newcastle must be sick of the sight of the Egyptian, who has now scored half of his goals for Manchester City against Howe's team.

What next for these teams?

Newcastle face Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at St James' Park on Tuesday, 10 March (20:00 GMT) before making the trip to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea on Saturday, 14 March (17:30 GMT).

Manchester City travel to the Santiago Bernabeu to face Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League knockout tie on Wednesday, 11 March (20:00 GMT) before playing West Ham at London Stadium on Saturday, 14 March (20:00 GMT).

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