Manchester City have ended a difficult season on a high note as they sealed third place in the Premier League table and qualified for the Champions League.
Manchester City embarked on a solid run of form in the league from mid-March onwards to finish behind perennial runners-up Arsenal and new champions Liverpool.
The Citizens’ strong finish to the season suggests the good times could be back sooner rather than later.
And with City having already embarked on their squad rebuild, it will be exciting to see how they will fare at the Club World Cup and next season.
Former England international Peter Crouch has now named one of City’s relatively new recruits as his player of the season for the club.
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Peter Crouch says Omar Marmoush has been Manchester City’s best player this season
Crouch was asked by TNT Sports who he thought was the player of the season for the Premier League’s top five clubs, plus Tottenham and Manchester United.
The former Liverpool man selected Omar Marmoush – who signed from Eintracht Frankfurt for £59million earlier this year – as his player of the season for City.
“I think Marmoush has made a real impact since he’s come in,” said Crouch.
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Aaron Lennon recently claimed Marmoush will be one of City’s future stars, while Micah Richards said Marmoush is good at so many different things.
Richards added: “I think his best attribute is… You know the old school striker when they used to come deep, knock it off, then run in behind, or he can start wide and make runs inside as well.
“I think that’s where he’ll be the most dangerous, because we’re thinking, okay, he’s playing with Haaland.
Competition Appearances Goals Assists Minutes
Bundesliga 17 15 10 1.456′
Premier League 16 7 2 1.183′
Europa League 6 4 2 406′
FA Cup 4 1 1 276′
DFB-Pokal 3 1 2 207′
Champions League 2 0 0 96′
Total 48 28 17 3.624′
Omar Marmoush stats for Eintracht Frankfurt and Manchester City this season
“When Haaland’s fit, I would probably play him a left of a three, but like a Salah, but on the other side, coming on to his right foot, I think that’s where he could cause the most danger for Man City.”
Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola recently said Marmoush deserves “big credit” for doing one thing that’s not easy at all at Man City – namely performing well in a struggling Citizens outfit.
“The numbers are very good, the numbers are really, really, really good,” said Guardiola. “So, arrive here, the impact in the middle of the season and in the moment that we are not good.
“Sometimes, one player comes when everything’s fluid and everything’s fine and it’s easy to adapt. But coming when the team is not playing good, that is big value, big credit.”