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Manchester City have reached the final of the FA Cup. Last night, the Citizens faced Sheffield United at Wembley Stadium to play the first semifinal of the FA Cup. Man City forward Riyad Mahrez scored a brilliant hattrick in this match, which sealed a comfortable victory for the Citizens and booked a place in the final.
Match Report
Manchester City have been very busy this week, having played in the UCL. Due to the tight schedule, Man City boss Pep Guardiola benched some key players, rotating the squad. He benched Kevin De Bruyne, Ederson, Ruben Dias, and Rodri. However, the City boss played his team in a 3-4-3 formation. On the other hand, Sheffield’s boss set up the team formation 3-5-2 formation.
Manchester City started dominating from the very first minute, keeping more possession in the first half. They highly pressed the opponents, with Jack Grealish, Haaland, and Mahrez continuing the attack. However, Sheffield United defended very well in the first half. But Man City broke their defense just before half-time. Man City earned a penalty kick in the 43rd minute, from which Riyad Mahrez opened the scoresheet.
After the break, Manchester City literally turned into a beast. They just outplayed Sheffield United in the second half. Riyad Mahrez, who scored the first goal, netted the second one also. His stunning shot found the right corner of the net in the 61st minute. Moreover, the forward completed his hat trick as he scored again within five minutes. This time, he found the net with the help of Jack Grealish. After that, Sheffield United couldn’t score more in the remaining minutes. Therefore, Man City won the match with a comfortable 3-0 margin and advanced to the final of the FA Cup. They will face the winner of the Man United VS Brighton match in the final.
Pep Guardiola is pleased to reach the final
Man City lost three cup semifinals before. Now they have succeeded to reach the final. Pep Guardiola said, “It’s the fourth time in a row we are here and the last three against Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool we could not do it.”
The manager added, “Today we performed. Like I said in the press conference, this game is coming on the back of Bayern Munich, and we talked about how we have to try again and perform well – and they did really well with all the guys, the ones that came from the bench, everyone was perfect.”
