Marmoush double helps Man City to 3-1 win at Newcastle and place in FA Cup quarters

NEWCASTLE, England, March 7 : Manchester City's Omar Marmoush struck twice as the visitors roared back from a goal down to beat Newcastle United 3–1 on Saturday and storm into the FA Cup quarter‑finals for the eighth consecutive season.

The win keeps Pep Guardiola's side on track for a fourth successive FA Cup final appearance, and keeps alive the chance of an elusive quadruple - Premier League, Champions League, League Cup and FA Cup trophies in a single season.

"This is the best performance we have played in this stadium since my decade here," Guardiola told TNT Sports. "That is consistency and that is why I am proud."

Newcastle got off to a bright start and Harvey Barnes ran onto a through ball before firing into the far corner in the 18th minute to give the hosts the lead.

Seven-times FA Cup winners City, who are second in the Premier League, then flexed their muscles and Savinho equalised in the 39th with a bizarre goal when Jeremy Doku's ball behind the defence rolled to the Brazilian and bounced in off his leg.

Marmoush scored the first of his two goals - and seventh against Newcastle since joining City in January last year - in the 47th when Matheus Nunes found him unmarked with a low ball across the face of goal and he fired into the roof of the net.

Marmoush completed his double in the 65th minute in similar fashion, latching onto a Nunes cross and striking a fierce shot.

There was no chance of a hat-trick as Guardiola sent Antoine Semenyo on the Egyptian's place shortly after.

The manager, who was animated all night, waving his arms and jumping up and down, wrapped Marmoush in a huge hug as the forward headed to the bench.

"A decent performance, we didn't start so well," Marmoush told TNT. "We conceded early, but we