Manchester City humiliates Liverpool to reach FA Cup semifinals: Highlights
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Liverpool 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to cruise into the FA Cup semifinals.
Champions Liverpool played well in the opening half-hour with Mohamed Salah wasting an early chance, but once Haaland had scored from the spot in the 37th minute after a foul on Nico O’Reilly their resistance crumbled. Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk conceded the penalty with a rash challenge, and there was little the Dutch defender could do as City played scintillating attacking football for the remainder of the game.
His blond hair swinging behind him in a ponytail, Haaland netted his second two minutes into first-half stoppage time with a well-placed header from an excellent Antoine Semenyo cross.
Semenyo got on the scoresheet himself five minutes after the break, latching on to a ball in behind from Rayan Cherki and chipping it beautifully past Giorgi Mamardashvili, and Haaland completed his treble with a shot off the underside of the crossbar in the 57th minute.
Liverpool's woes continued when Mohamed Salah, who is set to leave the club at the end of the season, capped off a poor performance by having his penalty saved by James Trafford, snuffing out any faint hopes Liverpool might have had of a comeback.
As the game turned into a victory parade, many Liverpool fans started heading for the exits, and City manager Pep Guardiola rang the changes, replacing Haaland with Omar Marmoush, the Norwegian striker receiving a standing ovation as he left the field.
– Reuters
Manchester City vs Liverpool highlights
Manchester City vs. Liverpool prediction, pick
City's home form and its head-to-head dominance over Liverpool this season make it the team to beat. Guardiola's side advances.
Prediction: Manchester City 3, Liverpool 1
Manchester City vs. Liverpool channel, start time, streaming
- When: Saturday, April 4
- Where: Etihad Stadium (Manchester, England)
- Time: 7:45 a.m. ET
- Channel/streaming: ESPN, ESPN+ (WATCH HERE), ESPN Deportes
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