Liverpool narrowly defeated Man City and qualified for the FA Cup final where they await Chelsea or Crystal Palace
By Kehinde Okeowo
Premier League leaders, Man City faced Liverpool in one of the FA Cup semi-finals at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday Afternoon.
The two league contenders played out a 2-2 draw in their last Premier League fixture played at the Etihad last week Sunday.
It was The Reds who began the brightest as Ibrahima Konate made it three in three games when he powered home a header from Liverpool’s first corner of the game to give them a 1-0 lead as early as the 9th minute.
Jurgen Klopp’s side doubled their advantage 9 minutes later. when Man Citys’ goalkeeper, Zack Steffen, took far too long on the ball and Sadio Mane slides in to poke the ball into the net
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Liverpool then got a deserved third when they played some quick passes on the edge of the box before the ball was poked out wide to Sadio Mane, who volleyed it in beautifully to score his brace.
The Citizens reduced the deficit three minutes into the second half when Gabriel Jesus turned his marker inside the area before passing to Grealish who smashed it into the roof of the net.
Man City then scored a second in the 90th minute when a shot by Riyad Mahrez was kept out by Alisson’s leg only for Bernardo Silva to slot the rebound into the empty net to make 2-3.
The Reds held on to win the game and will now play Chelsea or Crystal Palace, who play each other on Sunday in the final of this year’s FA Cup.
PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS
Tottenham 0 vs Brighton 1
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Man Utd 3 vs Norwich 2
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Southampton 1 vs Arsenal 0
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Watford 1 vs Brentford 2
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