Man City vs Liverpool 2021-22 English FA Cup, Semifinals
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2 - 3
2 - 3
Liverpool beat Man City to reach FA Cup final after Zack Steffen mistake
Sadio Mane scored a brace in Liverpool's 3-2 victory on Saturday to advance to the 2022 FA Cup final.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Goal! Manchester City 0, Liverpool 1. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Goal! Manchester City 0, Liverpool 2. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 27': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Goal! Manchester City 0, Liverpool 3. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago.
- 47': Goal! Manchester City 1, Liverpool 3. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 48': Naby Keïta (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Naby Keïta.
- 83': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 85': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Sadio Mané.
- 85': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Luis Díaz.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Thiago.
- 90'+1': Goal! Manchester City 2, Liverpool 3. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 73,793
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 73,793
Statistics
 LIV |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 50.7 | Possession | 49.3 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 416 | Accurate Passes | 386 |
| 507 | Passes | 489 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 10 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 11 | Clearances | 6 |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Zack Steffen (GK) |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 11 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 25 | Fernandinho  |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 6 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 8 | Naby Keita |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 23 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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