9 minutes ago 20.05
Poor Zack.
26 minutes ago 19.48
Player rankings …
2 hours ago 18.02
No word from Pep, but you can understand that. However, David Hitner’s report is included. Here it is. Thanks for reading this MBM. Enjoy the rest of the Easter vacation!
2 hours ago 17.45
Jürgen Klopp talks to Beeb. “I am absolutely proud. The first half was one of the best we played. We did all the right things, we scored at the right moments, an amazing game in the first half, I really liked every second of it. The second half started with a goal for Man City and then opened, the quality of City is insane. We respect City’s quality so much, it’s so hard to win against them, but since these guys are in my locker room, we have a chance! We don’t use it as a statement, we just wanted to score a goal in the final. The quadruple conversation, I can’t believe it. We beat the best football team in the world and this is a very special moment. “
3 hours ago 17.39
Virgil van Dyke spoke to the BBC, this time against a background of less bedlam. “In the end, we made it very difficult for ourselves. But overall we are very happy to reach the final. It was a perfect first half, but they are champions of England at the moment and there will be times when you have to suffer. It is hard! It was warm and intense, but I thought we had to destroy the game. ” And the finale? “This is the only trophy we haven’t won [as a group] so we will try it, but whether it will be Chelsea or Crystal Palace, it will be difficult regardless. We have to be ready for that. “
3 hours ago 17.32
Sadio Mane spoke to the BBC, although he could hardly be heard over the noise of Liverpool’s celebrating supporters. “It’s special. It wasn’t an easy game. This is a great, great, great victory. We are very happy that we qualified for the final. We started very well, we pressed them high, the goalkeeper made a mistake. I was very happy to score two goals, but the team’s performance was fantastic. ” As for the four? “We will do everything possible. We will fight for it. “
3 hours ago 17.29
Liverpool will return to Wembley next month after another battle with Manchester City. Pep Guardiola must have had a hell of a team talk at halftime, as after being defeated in the first half, his players almost ended a scandalous comeback in the second. However, Liverpool was a much better team over the piece, with City strangely undercooked. Or maybe it’s not so strange, given their efforts in Madrid earlier in the week. However, do not take anything from Liverpool; they were effervescent in attack from start to finish, with Manet and Luis Diaz being particularly impressive. Jurgen Klopp runs up to Liverpool fans and makes his fists, patting badges, beating heart. Chelsea or Crystal Palace will stand in the way of Liverpool for the eighth FA Cup.
Jurgen Klopp congratulates Liverpool fans after the last referee signal. Photo: The Guardian
Updated at 17:38 BST
3 hours ago 17.24
FULL TIME: Manchester City 2-3 Liverpool
Liverpool has crossed the line! They are in their first FA Cup final since 2012!
3 hours ago 17.23
90 min. +5: This is absurd! Steffen leaves his field to clear the ball. Firmino takes control. He tries to get around the goalkeeper, but without success. says Steffen.
3 hours ago 17.23
90 min. +4: The ball is scattered at the other end. Salah runs in acres at the bottom right. You’d think he’d take the ball to the corner flag, but he chooses to shoot instead! Knock on the door.
3 hours ago 17.22
90 min. +3: This angle leads to a little pinball. Now it’s Marez’s turn to break through. This is also a diversion! From the second corner Stirling receives the ball at his feet, right in the penalty area. It forms a shot in the lower right corner. Alison goes down to claim. Liverpool are really clinging to this!
3 hours ago 17.21
90 min. +2: Bedlam in the Liverpool box. The ball hits Fernandinho from the penalty spot. He shoots with a volley. Van Dyke deviates over the beam! Corner!
3 hours ago 17.20
GOAL! Manchester City 2-3 Liverpool (Silva 90 + 1)
Yes they can! Marez destroys Robertson on the right, reaches the finish line and fires from a narrow angle. Alison makes a block, but the ball squirts in the face of the door to Silva, who shoots close to the far post!
Bernardo Silva scored the ball to the near post. Photo: Catherine Iville / Getty Images
Updated at 17.22 BST
3 hours ago 17.17
90 min: BBC co-commentator Martin Keun points to Sadio Mane as the man of the match. There will be four minutes added. Can City create a dramatic climax?
3 hours ago 17.17
89 min: Salah dribbles down to the right. He can’t get hit, Ake is showing great determination, and not for the first time this afternoon.
3 hours ago 17.17
88 mins: Henderson passes. Giotta runs after him, but Stephen wins the race.
3 hours ago 17.15
87 mins: Liverpool replaces Tiago with Jones.
3 hours ago 17.15
86 min .: News of the infamous chanting during the period of silence.
3 hours ago 17.14
85 min: Giotto and Firmino enter for Diaz and Manet. Salah then dribbled into City’s penalty area on the right and struck straight at Steffen.
3 hours ago 17.13
84 mins: Stirling loses the free kick, shooting it miles over the crossbar and wide to the left to push.
Raheem Sterling sends the free kick away from the target. Photo: Frank Augstein / AP
Updated at 17:19 BST
3 hours ago 17.12
83 min: Jesus explodes on the inner left canal and is clumsily removed by Tiago. Free kick to the left of D, 25 yards. Before it can be taken, Mares comes for Jesus.
3 hours ago 17.11
82 mins: Van Dyke makes a long pass from the position of the left back to Salah at the right end of the City penalty area. Stephen comes to the edge of his box to gather himself.
3 hours ago 17.09
80 min: … so after saying that, Liverpool enjoys their own possession. They climb the terrain. Diaz shoots straight at Steffen, who gathers without fuss.
3 hours ago 17.06
78 mins: Ake tries to release Cancello on the right, but the pass is too strong. At the moment, nothing is happening for City, although they are once again beginning to dominate the possession.
3 hours ago 17.05
76 mins: Both teams take turns playing a small ball. Passages in the game that are more beneficial for Liverpool than City, given the result and the numbers of the clock.
3 hours ago 17.02
74 mins: Henderson replaces Keita.
3 hours ago 17.02
72 mins: Robertson makes a long pass in the middle for Diaz, who drops the ball on the edge of the penalty area, but can not get a shot. Instead, he swings wide to the right, hoping to find Salah. Zinchenko returns to his guard, but he doesn’t have enough. Salah intervened and should have scored, but his bump over Steffen spread in the side net. Great chance to put this game to bed. The city remains reliable.
3 hours ago 16.59
71 min: Fabinho’s pass from behind is cut out by Silva, after which Grillish pulls Jesus out from the inside to the left. He is clean to the goal! It forms for the lower right corner. Alisson stays big and makes the block with a strong hand. Nothing comes from the angle obtained. This is a huge saving.
Alison denies Jesus. Photo: James Williamson / AMA / Getty Images
Updated at 17.05 BST
3 hours ago 16.57
69 min: Kate releases the pressure with an overly ambitious blow to the door.
3 hours ago 16.57
68 min: City struggle to get out of their final third as Liverpool step up the press.
3 hours ago 16.55
66 mins: Salah almost breaks through the inner right canal, but Ake holds on tight, making sure he can’t get hit with the price of a corner. The resulting part of the set is a complete failure.
3 hours ago 16.54
65 min: Taigo and Robertson get confused, allowing Jesus to tear off his right side. Jesus shoots (I don’t get close to the word “cross”, I just can’t) the ball in the mixer. Konate goes down and clears.
Updated at 16.54 BST
3 hours ago 16.51
63 min: City dominates possession. Liverpool is in shape, there is no way to go right now.
3 hours ago 16.49
61 min: Mane is reserved for a clever clip on Fernandinho’s heel.
3 hours ago 16.49
60 mins: Kevin De Bruyne – pre-match injury problem after cutting his leg against Atletico Madrid – warms up. We’ll see him soon as City prepares to roll the dice.
3 hours ago 16.47
58 min: Here is the full text of this apology issued by a Manchester City spokesman. “Manchester City are extremely disappointed with the actions of some City supporters during the minute’s silence before today’s match. The club sincerely apologizes to everyone associated with Liverpool Football Club. “
3 hours ago 16.45
56 mins: Fernandinho slides in with warp speed, throwing Manet into the air like an old sock. This is a yellow card throughout the day. He was lucky not to receive a yellow card in the first half, so there is a good chance he will get hooked soon.
Fernandinho gets a warning. Photo: Tom Jenkins / Guardian
Updated at 16.54 BST
4h ago16.43
55 mins: Jesus triggers this trap again, but this time Van Dyke hits it wide and Alison blocks for a corner. Nothing comes from this set either. The next goal is so important here. Liverpool suddenly doesn’t look so powerful.
4h ago16.42
53 mins: Free kick for Liverpool on the right. Alexander-Arnold sets a noose. Van Dyke is getting ready to go home six yards away, only to have Ake kick a corner. Decisive intervention. Nothing comes from the corner. “I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t think Jesus would trap offside until tomorrow.” Austin from Chicago was there because someone had to. He’s been here all week. Try the consecrated bread.
4h ago16.39
51 mins: Diaz gets bored on the edge of City’s field, overtaking Manet, who turns and aims in the bottom right corner, but does not receive a real purchase on impact.
4h ago16.37
49 mins: Shades of Crystal Palace’s quick start in the second half against Liverpool in the 1990 semi-final? Liverpool fans at a certain harvest will remember this with trepidation. Meanwhile, here is Paul Griffin: “How can someone who watches the sunny semifinals of the FA Cup decide that he will not spend sixty seconds thinking about death …
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