Liverpool booked their spot in the FA Cup final with a thrilling 3-2 win over Manchester City at Wembley on Saturday afternoon. Jurgen Klopp’s side blew away City with three first half goals and saw off a late surge to get the victory.
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The match started on a low note with both sides still looking exhausted from their European excursions in midweek. Man City’s game though was much more intense and they looked notable off the pace in the opening minutes and found themselves behind quickly.
Ibrahima Konate rose over the sky blues’ defence to nod in Andy Robertson’s corner in the ninth minute to get the ball rolling for Liverpool. The Reds continued to pressure City into mistakes and the pot bubbled over when Zak Steffen took too long to move the ball on and his pass cannoned back off Sadio Mane into the goal to make it 2-0.
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Guardiola urged his team to regroup and City did manage to regain some composure and kept the ball better. Neither side was able to produce quality in the final third, leading to a lull in the game.
Liverpool turned the knob back on towards the end of the half and made it 3-0 right at the stroke of half-time. Some great inter-play between Trent Alexander-Arnold and Thiago allowed the Spaniard to chip a pass towards Mane. The Senegalese forward volleyed in an excellent first-time finish past Steffen at the near-post.
45′ – Wow. It’s beautifully worked between Thiago and Trent. The former then dinks the ball up to Mane who sends a volley with the outside of his right foot past Steffen.
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City went into the break in desperate need of inspiration, and it worked immediately. Two minutes after…
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