Manchester City vs Liverpool: Liverpool keep QUADRUPLE hopes alive, Man City lose 3-2 to LIVERPOOL: Liverpool hold on to beat Manchester City 3-2 and reach the FA Cup final for the first time since 2012. Liverpool’s quadruple hopes remain intact as they beat rivals Manchester City 3-2 to secure their spot in the FA Cup final. Follow FA Cup LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Manchester City vs Liverpool: Liverpool keep QUADRUPLE hopes alive, Man City lose 3-2 to LIVERPOOL: Chelsea/Crystal Palace to face Liverpool in FA Cup FINAL: Check HIGHLIGHTS
Liverpool’s dreams of a quadruple are still alive and they will face Manchester United on Tuesday. City are knocked out at the semi-final stage for the third year running. Their attention now turns to the league, and they have Brighton and Hove Albion next time out.
The Reds march on into the #EmiratesFACup Final! 🏆@LFC became the first team to seal their place in this season’s #EmiratesFACup Final, as a dominant first-half performance was enough to see off a defiant @ManCity! ✨ pic.twitter.com/HCCufu555g
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) April 16, 2022
Manchester City vs Liverpool: Liverpool keep QUADRUPLE hopes alive, Man City lose 3-2 to LIVERPOOL
While City were without Kyle Walker and only had Kevin De Bruyne on the bench due to injury, Liverpool restored several key players to their line-up after a midweek rest and it was evident throughout a first half that the Reds dominated.
Jurgen Klopp’s men were ahead inside nine minutes, Konate towering above everyone to head home Andrew Robertson’s corner.
It was 2-0 soon after. Where Ederson escaped a goal-line blunder in their Premier League showdown last weekend, Steffen was punished by Mane as the attacker’s tackle saw the ball ricochet into the net.
Manchester City vs Liverpool: Chelsea/Crystal Palace to face Liverpool in FA Cup FINAL: Check HIGHLIGHTS
City seemingly found themselves all but beaten on the stroke of half-time, Mane lashing home on the volley after a sublime Thiago Alcantara pass.
Grealish picked out the top-left corner with a lovely finish of his own just after the restart, and Silva nudged in from close range in second-half stoppage time to set Liverpool nerves jangling.
But it was too little, too late for City as two fantastic defensive blocks helped Liverpool hold firm to reach a first FA Cup final in 10 years.
Key Opta Facts
- Liverpool have reached the FA Cup final for a 15th time. Only Arsenal (21) and Manchester United (20) have reached the competition’s showpiece more times.
- City are only the second side to be eliminated from the semi-final stage of the FA Cup in three consecutive seasons, after rivals United from 1963-64 to 1965-66.
- City have now lost four of their last five matches at Wembley in all competitions, including three FA Cup semi-finals in the last three campaigns, while they conceded three goals in the first half of a match for the first time since April 2018, also against Liverpool.
Manchester City vs Liverpool: Liverpool keep QUADRUPLE hopes alive, Man City lose 3-2 to LIVERPOOL: Chelsea/Crystal Palace to face Liverpool in FA Cup FINAL: Check HIGHLIGHTS - Liverpool have scored 19 goals from corners in all competitions this season, the most of any Premier League side.
- Mane has scored 10 goals against Man City, only scoring more against Crystal Palace (13) since he arrived in England in 2014. In fact, since the start of the 2014-15 season, this is more than any other player has scored against the Citizens in all competitions.
Manchester City vs Liverpool: Liverpool keep QUADRUPLE hopes alive, Man City lose 3-2 to LIVERPOOL: Chelsea/Crystal Palace to face Liverpool in FA Cup FINAL: Check HIGHLIGHTS
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