Arsenal made light of the absence of any specialist strikers as midfielder Mikel Merino scored both goals in a 2-0 win at Leicester City that kept the north London club's Premier League title challenge very much on track on Saturday.

Omar Marmoush netted a first-half hat trick in a 4-0 win over Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday and Nico Gonzalez provided a level of midfield control that City lacked since Ballon d'Or winner Rodri went down with a season-ending knee injury.

Omar Marmoush scored his first Manchester City goals with a first-half hat-trick to beat Newcastle 4-0 and fire Pep Guardiola's men back into the Premier League's top four on Saturday. That goal continued City's run of scoring in their last 33 Premier League games against the Magpies.

Manchester City's new signing Omar Marmoush bagged a hat-trick in 13 first-half minutes in a 4-0 rout of Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday, making an emphatic statement after arriving at the club last month.

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Arsenal face Leicester City in the Premier League looking to put some pressure on Liverpool in the title race. Out of the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup, Arsenal put full focus on the Premier League and Champions League with just 14 games left in the former.