Manchester City fans celebrate Marmoush after his goal against Bournemouth

Egypt Independent

21-05-2025

Manchester City fans hailed Egyptian international player Omar Marmoush after his goal against Bournemouth in the English Premier League, a match that ended with a 3-1 victory for the Citizens.
Marmoush opened the scoring against Bournemouth with a powerful shot in the 14th minute.
He left the field in the 90th minute of the match between his team and Bournemouth in the 37th round of the English Premier League.
This was the Egyptian international's eighth goal in 21 appearances for Manchester City since joining the team in January.
With this result, City sits in third place in the Premier League standings with 68 points, despite their repeated losses at the start of the season.
City fans celebrated Marmoush's goal in the first half of the match via the club's official account on the X platform.
Fan reactions
One City fan wrote: 'This is Puskas,' referring to Marmoush's potential claim to the 2025 FIFA Puskas Award for the best goal in the world, as part of The Best FIFA Football Awards.
Another tweeted: 'People questioned his quality just because he missed a penalty,' referring to Marmoush's missed Manchester City penalty in Saturday's FA Cup final against Crystal Palace.
A third tweeted: 'This is the greatest goal I've ever seen.' A fourth added: 'This is the goal of the season.'
Another added: 'Marmoush… this is what we've been missing.'
Another fan praised the goal, saying, 'Unbelievable,' while yet another commented, 'Love to these long-range strikers.'
One fan added, 'Give Marmoush the space Haaland has and we'll see more goals.'
A different fan continued, 'It doesn't get any better than this,' as another concluded, 'Goal of the season, no debate.'
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm