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With just seven minutes gone, Marmoush ensured that was not going to happen – even though he got lucky with his finish.
The Egyptian burst into the area and was dispossessed as Dan Burn challenged, but the ball rebounded off his shin and looped over Aaron Ramsdale into the net.
Manchester City had their own vulnerabilities at the back, and Newcastle should have levelled when Gordon teed up Joe Willock, but he hesitated and James trafford gathered.
Gordon also fired at Trafford, but most of the pressure came from Manchester City with Reijnders and Antoine Semenyo threatening before Marmoush grabbed his second.
Again, there was an element of fortune as kieran Trippier’s attempted clearance from Semenyo’s cross ballooned into the air, but Marmoush made no mistake with a close-range header.
That prospect had been created by a break from deep by Reijnders, and the Dutchman did the same to set up a third goal moments later.
This time he applied the finishing touch himself after Semenyo failed to get past Burn.
Things got worse for Newcastle as Gordon was forced off, but Sven Botman did force a good save from Trafford with a header.
Substitute Yoane Wissa sliced wide early in the second half after Abdukodir Khusanov gave away possession.
Newcastle wanted a penalty after Wissa tangled with Max Alleyne, but play went on, and Manchester City missed a chance to rub it in as Reijnders drove wide.
Anthony Elanga finally gave the Magpies fans somthing to cheer just after the hour as he cut in from the right and beat three players before curling in a low shot.
The Swede should have had a second after being played in by Barnes but miscued, and Manchester City were lucky to escape further damage as the visitors pushed.
That may bother Guardiola, but it did not matter on this occasion, and Manchester City went close late on as Haaland twice tested Ramsdale.
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