Mané with a brace in the first half
Liverpool caught in the stadium of “sky blues” A dream start: The former Leipzig Konaté ran in perfectly at a corner and put the header into the net from eight meters. Just eight minutes later, City gave the guests the second goal. The young keeper Zack Steffen waited far too long after a back pass and let Mané slide the ball into his own goal.
The hosts looked shocked and didn’t put much forward on the lawn. Jürgen Klopp’s men weren’t able to create any more chances either and so – unlike the rapid draw in the league a week ago – it was a game with few highlights. Only shortly before the break did the danger of scoring develop again – and how: Mané shot a perfect chip pass from Thiago with a volley.
City is late in gaining momentum
Manchester was back in the game immediately after the change of sides: Grealish completed a good cross pass from Gabriel Jesus from seven meters to make it 3-1. Nevertheless, the game was still not at the highest level. Around twenty minutes before the end, first Jesus on the one hand and then Mohamed Salah on the other hand missed great chances.
The game went into the final phase – and in fact City came close again. Silva used a dust collector to score. City tried everything to equalize. Raheem Sterling missed the last chance for extra time. Liverpool handed a strong first half for entry into the final. The opponent of the “Reds” will be on Sunday (04/17/2022) between Crystal Palace and the Chelsea FC determined.
Source: sid/dpa/red