Manchester City vs Liverpool: Liverpool keep QUADRUPLE hopes alive, Man City lose 3-2 to LIVERPOOL: Chelsea/Crystal Palace to face Liverpool in FA Cup FINAL: Check HIGHLIGHTS

Manchester City vs Liverpool: Liverpool keep QUADRUPLE hopes alive, Man City lose 3-2 to LIVERPOOL: Liverpool hold on to beat Manchester City 3-2 and reach the FA Cup final for the first time since 2012. Liverpool’s quadruple hopes remain intact as they beat rivals Manchester City 3-2 to secure their spot in the FA Cup final. Follow FA Cup LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN

Manchester City vs Liverpool: Liverpool keep QUADRUPLE hopes alive, Man City lose 3-2 to LIVERPOOL: Chelsea/Crystal Palace to face Liverpool in FA Cup FINAL: Check HIGHLIGHTS

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Liverpool’s dreams of a quadruple are still alive and they will face Manchester United on Tuesday. City are knocked out at the semi-final stage for the third year running. Their attention now turns to the league, and they have Brighton and Hove Albion next time out.

While City were without Kyle Walker and only had Kevin De Bruyne on the bench due to injury, Liverpool restored several key players to their line-up after a midweek rest and it was evident throughout a first half that the Reds dominated.

Jurgen Klopp’s men were ahead inside nine minutes, Konate towering above everyone to head home Andrew Robertson’s corner.

Manchester City vs Liverpool: Liverpool keep QUADRUPLE hopes alive, Man City lose 3-2 to LIVERPOOL: Chelsea/Crystal Palace to face Liverpool in FA Cup FINAL: Check HIGHLIGHTS

It was 2-0 soon after. Where Ederson escaped a goal-line blunder in their Premier League showdown last weekend, Steffen was punished by Mane as the attacker’s tackle saw the ball ricochet into the net.

Manchester City vs Liverpool: Chelsea/Crystal Palace to face Liverpool in FA Cup FINAL: Check HIGHLIGHTS

City seemingly found themselves all but beaten on the stroke of half-time, Mane lashing home on the volley after a sublime Thiago Alcantara pass.

Grealish picked out the top-left corner with a lovely finish of his own just after the restart, and Silva nudged in from close range in second-half stoppage time to set Liverpool nerves jangling.

Manchester City vs Liverpool: Liverpool keep QUADRUPLE hopes alive, Man City lose 3-2 to LIVERPOOL: Chelsea/Crystal Palace to face Liverpool in FA Cup FINAL: Check HIGHLIGHTS

But it was too little, too late for City as two fantastic defensive blocks helped Liverpool hold firm to reach a first FA Cup final in 10 years.

Key Opta Facts

• Liverpool have reached the FA Cup final for a 15th time. Only Arsenal (21) and Manchester United (20) have reached the competition’s showpiece more times.
• City are only the second side to be eliminated from the semi-final stage of the FA Cup in three consecutive seasons, after rivals United from 1963-64 to 1965-66.
• City have now lost four of their last five matches at Wembley in all competitions, including three FA Cup semi-finals in the last three campaigns, while they conceded three goals in the first half of a match for the first time since April 2018, also against Liverpool.

  

  Manchester City vs Liverpool: Liverpool keep QUADRUPLE hopes alive, Man City lose 3-2 to LIVERPOOL: Chelsea/Crystal Palace to face Liverpool in FA Cup FINAL: Check HIGHLIGHTS

• Liverpool have scored 19 goals from corners in all competitions this season, the most of any Premier League side.
• Mane has scored 10 goals against Man City, only scoring more against Crystal Palace (13) since he arrived in England in 2014. In fact, since the start of the 2014-15 season, this is more than any other player has scored against the Citizens in all competitions.