Guardiola's Marmoush tweak reshapes City’s attack vs Newcastle
Guardiola trialed a Marmoush–Semenyo wing pairing with a box midfield behind Tijjani Reijnders and Phil Foden to unsettle Newcastle, moving Haaland to a wide role rather than through the middle. The fluid, two‑paced approach produced a sharp City performance in the Carabao Cup, with Marmoush and Reijnders on target and Haaland used off centre, illustrating an effective new tactical plan for the fixture.