At 22:30 Beijing time on April 16, the semi-final of the 2021-2022 English FA Cup, Liverpool eliminated Manchester City 3-2 at Wembley Stadium, witnessed by 90,000 fans. Konat broke the net with his head hammer, Mane scored twice and Manchester City substitute goalkeeper Steven made a low-level mistake. In the second half, Glaris pulled back a point, Jesus missed a one-handed opportunity and B scored in the 91st minute.
Competition focus
With a 3-2 elimination of Manchester City, Liverpool advanced to the FA Cup final for the 15th time in their history, and their opponents were the winners between Chelsea and Crystal Palace. Liverpool have won the League Cup this season and now they have the potential to win in the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.
Brace! Mane became the best player on the pitch, piercing the door guarded by Stephen twice. Mane scored 18 goals in 41 appearances for Liverpool this season, more than last season.
Guardiola and Uncle Scum met for the 24th time, this time with Klopp leading the team to victory over their opponents. Klopp has the upper hand with 10 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, with Uncle Scum being the coach who beat Guardiola the most.
Wonderful review
With seven players rotating in the Champions League in midweek, Liverpool can strike at full force, while Manchester City will be replaced by a number of substitutes such as Steven, Ak, Zinchenko and Fernandinho. Judging from the starting strength of the two teams, Liverpool clearly have the advantage.
In the 9th minute, Robertson's cross from the left corner was met by a 1.94-metre-tall Conat who jumped high in the penalty area to break the net, 0-1! Liverpool took the lead, with Conat scoring three goals in his last four games.
In the 17th minute, Stones returned the pass to the goalkeeper, Stephen hesitated to delay the ball, Mane flew in to shovel the ball into the goal, 0-2! The low-level mistakes of the Us national door to give a big gift are simply unbelievable.
In the 45th minute, Liverpool played a series of wonderful combinations, Arnold did the ball, Thiago rubbed the ball, Mane volleyed in the air, the ball directly from the near corner into the goal, 0-3! Manchester City are behind in the big score!
In the 47th minute, Jesus broke away from the breaker laterally inside the penalty area, and Glalis swept the ball to make it 1-3! City pulled back a point.
In the 70th minute, Glalis was straight behind him, Jesus successfully countered the offside, and the Brazilian's push against Alisson was blocked! City missed out on a great opportunity. In the 72nd minute, Zinchenko's header from inside the penalty area went back to the top and Salah followed up with a small angle to hit the side-netting!
In the 91st minute, Mahrez forced a small angle from the bottom line into the box, the ball was blocked by Alisson, and B followed up with a shot, 2-3! In the end, Liverpool eliminated Manchester City 3-2 to advance to the final.
Appearances line-up
Manchester City: 13-Steven/27-Canceló, 5-Stones, 6-Acker, 11-Zinchenko/20-Bernardo Silva, 25-Fernandinho, 47-Foden/9-Jesus (26-Mahrez 83'), 7-Sterling, 10-Gralis
Liverpool: 1 Alisson/66 Arnold, 5-Konat, 4-Van Dijk, 26 Robertson/8 Keita (14-Henderson 73'), 3-Fabinho, 6-Thiago (17-Jones 87')/11-Salah, 10-Mane, 23-Diaz