There have been so many excellent particular person performances during the last Premier League weekend that itâs a troublesome process to pick the standout exhibiting.
However with apologies to Mohamed Salah, our Participant of the Week isâŚ
Omar Marmoush (Manchester Metropolis)
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An Egyptian ahead scoring a Premier League hat-trick is just not an unusual prevalence.
However the identify of the participant was completely different on Saturday afternoon when Manchester Metropolisâs huge January signing waltzed off the Etihad Stadium turf on the finish of his aspectâs 4-0 win over Newcastle clutching the match ball.
Omar Marmoushâs sensational kind for Eintracht Frankfurt within the first half of the season had earned him a âŹ75m transfer to the Premier League champions final month however he did not fairly hit the bottom operating, failing to search out the web in any of his first 4 appearances.
After which all of it clicked in opposition to the Magpies because it took the 26-year-old simply 14 minutes to bag himself a primary half hat-trick with a ruthless show of ending.
His first got here with a elegant lob after capitalising on Kieran Trippierâs misjudgement, the second was a well-taken low drive, earlier than he made it three with a peaceful end after being left unmarked within the centre of the realm.
Surprisingly given his scoring exploits in Germany, it was the primary treble of his senior profession.
The pace of his 14-minute hat-trick made him the fourth quickest in membership historical past within the prime flight from first purpose to the final, overwhelmed solely by Sergio AgĂźero, Carlos Tevez and Raheem Sterling.
It was additionally the primary time in nearly 4 years a Metropolis participant scored thrice in a single sport who didnât have the surname Haaland or Foden.
âA participant along with his high quality and tempo, I used to be happy with the best way he scored his targets. He missed probabilities in opposition to Leyton Orient however this time he was actually good within the closing third,â Pep Guardiola stated of his latest attacking star.
âWe knew he would rating targets in the end. He is a superb finisher. In fact, he has to enhance however now we see how he handles the compliments.â
How is he dealing with these? By already specializing in his subsequent victims.
âItâs just the start and weâre wanting ahead to the subsequent video games,â Marmoush warned. âIâm actually comfortable that I helped the workforce however now the sport is behind us and I am wanting ahead to performing within the video games we now have subsequent.â
Look out Premier League. A brand new Egyptian king has been topped.
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