Liverpool beat Man City to reach FA Cup final

Manchester City’s hopes of winning the treble ended by a destructive Liverpool first half display at Wembley in their FA Cup semi-final.

City and Liverpool drew in an entertaining 2-2 draw in the Premier League six days ago to keep the Blues top of the table, and both sides progressed in the Champions League in midweek. Liverpool were able to rest seven key players though, while a full-strength City side were taken all the way by Atletico Madrid.

Pep Guardiola named Kevin De Bruyne in his squad but only on the bench, while Kyle Walker was not involved after both limped off against Atletico. Guardiola made seven changes to that side, and a full-strength Liverpool outfit made their freshness count.

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Ibrahima Konate rose unmarked from a corner to power Liverpool ahead early on before Sadio Madne slide in as Zack Steffen pondered under his own bar to be gifted a second. Mane made it three with a smart volley before half time.

Jack Grealish levelled 70 seconds into the second half, and Bernardo Silva’s 90th minute goal set up a nervy finish, but Liverpool ultimately booked a place in the final.

Ibrahima Konate opened the scoring after nine minutes before Mane netted a bizarre goal, tackling City keeper Zack Steffen on the goalline.