Omar Marmoush's hat-trick against Newcastle stole the headlines for Manchester City but Pep Guardiola was left purring over another of his new signings, Nico Gonzalez.

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Pep Guardiola lavished praise on one of Manchester City's January signings but it wasn't mutually exclusive to hat-trick hero Omar Marmoush.

Pep Guardiola said Nico Gonzalez’s performance against Newcastle showed the Manchester City signing can be a ‘mini-Rodri’ for his new side. City got back to winning ways in the Premier League in emphatic fashion with a 4-0 home win courtesy of a 15-minute hat-trick from Omar Marmoush.

After a standout performance in the commanding 4-0 victory over Newcastle United, coach Pep Guardiola praised Manchester City's $62 million signing, calling him a "mini Rodri."

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Manchester City have lacked a proper holding midfielder ever since Rodri went down with an ACL injury in September. The loss of Rodri, you could argue, was almost a crippling blow to City’s season.

Pep Guardiola in particular has overseen the rise of a number ... And that’s why maybe with Nico, but the quality is there and I think he made a step up, especially at Porto.” Discussing the development that Nico has since undergone having left ...

Omar Marmoush claimed the headlines but Pep Guardiola also praised the role of his “mini-Rodri ... Gonzalez, the £49.9million recruit from Porto, shone on his first league start in the City midfield, providing a measure of control sorely missing ...