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04/04/2026 BBC Radio 5 Live This video can not be played Man City thrash Liverpool to reach FA Cup semi-finals Haaland completes hat-trick, Semenyo also on target Salah has penalty saved by Trafford Pep Guardiola's side reach eighth successive semi-final Semi-final draw takes place on Sunday Sam Drury Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool That about sums it up for Liverpool. Mohamed Salah goes low to the goalkeeper's left but doesn't get it close enough to the corner and James Trafford makes a good save. Whatever can go wrong, is going wrong for Liverpool today. Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool Hugo Ekitike is scythed down by Matheus Nunes in the box and Liverpool have a penalty. Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool The 'oles' have started from the home fans as both managers turn to their benches. Arne Slot sends on Jeremie Frimpong for Joe Gomez, while Nico Gonzalez and Savinho are on for Rodri and Jeremy Doku. Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool Dion Dublin Former Aston Villa striker on BBC Radio 5 Live What I'm seeing here is a lot of players who are not really wanting to take responsibility with the way they are playing. The worst thing about it is when something like this happens and you're not pointing fingers at each other, something is wrong. Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool Liverpool are still pushing and probing, trying to find a response with Mohamed Salah wriggling his way into the box. He can't get the shot away and for all the visitors' nice play around the penalty area, the way they've been cut open defensively time and again is real concern. They capitulated since going behind. Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool Ally Mc Coist Former Rangers striker on TNT Sports The quality of goal is absolutely remarkable. Nico O'Reilly having the gumption and the vision to square that pass to Erling Haaland for his hat-trick. Some excellent movement and finishes. In the last 30 minutes, Manchester City have been incredible. Erling Haaland (hat-trick, 57 mins) Erling Haaland has another hat-trick! Well worked by Manchester City but Liverpool's defence is all over the place. Jeremy Doku's reverse pass finds Nico O'Reilly, who has been allowed to run in behind all alone, he cuts the ball back and Haaland fires in off the bar. I'd say it can't get much worse for Liverpool but with more than half an hour to go, it really could. .. Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool Ally Mc Coist Former Rangers striker on TNT Sports Mo Salah is leaning back there. It's a soft finish. You see what he is trying to do but you have to hit it with so much more power to beat the goalkeeper with the outside of your left foot. Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool Nice Liverpool move but Mohamed Salah leans back and send his shot high over the bar. Click 'Get Involved' on this page to have your say Nick: Another brilliant goal by City. Liverpool standing around watching City have possession. No midfield whatsoever. This scoreline could get embarrassing. Ian: Must be the beginning of the end for Slot. If they lose again to PSG midweek, he has to go. Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool How confident are Manchester City at the moment? Well, Antoine Semenyo has just gone for goal from the halfway line. It only just went over the bar as well, although I think the goalkeeper had it covered. Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool Rachel Corsie Former Scotland captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Terrible defending. If you want to annoy your manager, the best way to do it is to concede just after half-time from your own throw-in in your own final third. It's calamitous, it's really sloppy. Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool Liverpool have got to be careful here. This could get very embarrassing if they're not careful. Given the way the first 35 minutes went, it is remarkable how quickly this game has got away from them. Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool Decent response from Liverpool and Mohamed Salah gets in down the right channel. He stabs an effort goalwards and James Trafford does well to get down to his right and make the save. Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool Ally Mc Coist Former Rangers striker on TNT Sports That's a brilliant pass and Antoine Semenyo times his run absolutely perfectly. The pass from Rayan Cherki is spot on and then look at the finish, that is just brilliant execution. City's last two goals have been of the highest quality, magnificent. Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool Shamoon Hafez Football reporter at Etihad Stadium Oh this is getting embarrassing now for Liverpool, their heads have dropped after that delightful Antoine Semenyo goal. It's damage limitation now for Arne Slot's men. Antoine Semenyo That will surely do it. Liverpool are asking for offside but Antoine Semenyo times his run perfectly to get in behind Virgil van Dijk before lifting a lovely left-foot finish over Giorgi Mamardashvili. Barring a minor miracle, City are off to Wembley again. Manchester City 2-0 Liverpool Tempers are flaring already on the touchline with Arne Slot and his staff up in arms as City are given a free-kick for a foul by Joe Gomez. I don't think they can really have any genuine complaints about that one, though. Click 'Get Involved' on this page to have your say James: Don't write off Liverpool, just needs one goal from them and City will be looking over their shoulder. Very much depends on what frame of mind Liverpool come out for the second half. Manchester City 2-0 Liverpool Florian Wirtz is, quite understandably, unimpressed as Abdukodir

Khusanov shoves him in the back three times as the pair challenge for a ball down the line. The assistant referee is right there but nothing is given. Strange. This video can not be played FA Cup highlights: Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool At a glance Man City reach record-extending eighth straight FA Cup semi-final by thrashing Liverpool Erling Haaland returns to form by scoring a hat-trick Mohamed Salah misses penalty in first game for Liverpool since announcing he will leave this summer PLAYER RATER Erling Haaland scored a superb hat-trick to help Manchester City continue their formidable FA Cup run under Pep Guardiola by booking a record-extending eighth consecutive semi-final with a ruthless dismantling of insipid Liverpool. Manager Guardiola had to watch from the stands as he served the second game of a touchline ban and he witnessed his team take apart toothless Liverpool in a result that will increase the pressure on boss Arne Slot. City's previous game was at Wembley, when they triumphed over Premier League leaders Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final, and the hosts backed that up with another impressive victory to close on a domestic cup double. City had done little to threaten Giorgi Mamardashvili's goal until taking the lead on 38 minutes when Haaland converted from the penalty spot, just as he did at Anfield in the league this season, following Virgil van Dijk's clumsy trip on Nico O'Reilly. The Norway striker had been on a relatively barren run in front of goal before this game but he then added a second by guiding a header into the far corner from Antoine Semenyo's cross on the stroke of half-time. Liverpool had played fluently earlier in the game at Etihad Stadium - with Florian Wirtz prominent - but their inability to convert the chances they created proved costly. City failed to deal with a long ball over the top but Mohamed Salah, playing for the first time since announcing he will leave Anfield this summer, hesitated when through on goal and his effort was blocked wide. He also later had a penalty saved by James Trafford while Hugo Ekitike's strike from inside the area flew wastefully over. City were much more clincical, as Semenyo clipped in a delightful finish early in the second half to make it 3-0 before Haaland completed his treble to seal City's serene progression to the last four. Have your say on Man City’s performance What did you make of Liverpool's display? This video can not be played It's actually ridiculous how many times we've been to Wembley - Haaland City have made the national stadium their second home under Guardiola and two huge banners reading 'Wembley again, ole ole' were unfurled at the Etihad after they secured their return visit. With top-flight teams including Arsenal, Chelsea, Leeds United and West Ham United all still remaining in the competition, a tantalising tie awaits for City later this month. Having defeated Liverpool home and away in the league this season, City's brilliant display sealed a hat-trick of wins over the Reds for the first time in almost a century as they became the first team to achieve that feat since West Ham 10 seasons ago. Once City went ahead courtesy of Haaland's spot-kick, there was no looking back and they will take great satisfaction from inflicting a heavy defeat on an opponent that Guardiola has called the "biggest rival" of his career. Some questions had been asked of the Norway striker after just one goal in his past seven games for club and country, but his return to form will no doubt give his manager and team-mates confidence for the run-in. Haaland seems to enjoy playing at home against Liverpool as he scored for a fourth straight game against them to take his tally to 46 goals overall this season. Slot's side had won only one of their previous four games coming into this FA Cup tie and, after a bright first half-hour, they were swept aside by City in a manner that will lead to more questions about the Dutchman's future. Many of the 8, 000-strong travelling support exited the stadium to head back along the M62 long before the final whistle and now Liverpool only have the Champions League as a possible trophy this season. Salah is one of Liverpool and the Premier League's greatest players, but this was a day to forget for the Egypt forward. He dwelled too long on a good opportunity after a clearance by Mamardashvili to allow Abdukodir Khusanov to get back and block his strike and was then thwarted by Trafford with a weak shot from an angle. His dismal day was complete when the new England goalkeeper dived to his left to keep out a spot-kick that was well struck but at a good height for Trafford. Van Dijk has been one of Liverpool's best players in a season of very few good performers for the reigning league champions, but the Netherlands centre-back has had a handful of poor games - and this was another. He crudely chopped down O'Reilly for City's opener and was caught out when Semenyo darted in behind him for his goal. This has been a thoroughly wretched campaign for the Reds and before they resume their battle to qualify for next season's Champions League, Slot's out-of-form side face a daunting trip to holders Paris St-Germain in the quarter-finals of Europe's elite competition on Wednesday. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Manager: Pepijn Lijnders Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Arne Slot Formation: 4 - 2 - 2 - 2 Manager: Pepijn Lijnders Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Arne Slot Formation: 4 - 2 - 2 - 2 To watch and listen, you need to enable Java Script in your browser. 04/04/2026. BBC Radio 5 Live. Audio04/04/2026 BBC Radio 5 Live FA Cup All competitions All competitions All competitions This will be the seventh FA Cup tie between Manchester City and Liverpool; the Citizens progressed from the first two after replays in 1955-56 and 1972-73, but the Reds have since won each of the last four, most recently in the 2021-22 semi-final en route to winning what is their most recent FA Cup trophy. Manchester City have already completed a Premier League double over Liverpool this season, and could win three successive meetings with the Reds in all competitions for the first time since March 1937 (4 in a row). Indeed, the last side to beat Liverpool three times in a single campaign were West Ham in 2015-16. Manchester City have won each of their last 17 home matches in the FA Cup, while victory here would make this the outright longest home winning run by any side in the competition proper, surpassing Clapham Rovers’ 17 wins from December 1873 to February 1881. Liverpool have progressed from 17 of their last 19 FA Cup quarter-final ties, although they lost 4-3 to Manchester United in their most recent in 2023-24. The Reds haven’t been eliminated from back-to-back FA Cup quarter-final appearances since 1967-68/1969-70 under Bill Shankly. Manchester City have won each of their last 31 FA Cup matches outside of semi-finals and finals since losing to Wigan in the 2017-18 fifth round. They are looking to reach the semi-final for the eighth successive season – with their run of seven already a competition record. Liverpool won 3-1 away at Wolves in the fifth round, but haven’t won two away games against Premier League opponents within a single FA Cup campaign since 2005-06, when they won at Portsmouth in the fourth round and Birmingham City in the quarter-final. Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has scored in each of his last three home games against Liverpool in all competitions; the only Premier League players (since 1992-93) to score in 4+ consecutive home appearances against the Reds are Chris Sutton (4 from 1994 to 1996) and Sergio Agüero (5 from 2013 to 2017). Mohamed Salah has scored in each of his last three FA Cup appearances, including in a quarter-final against Manchester United in 2023-24. The last player to score in four consecutive FA Cup appearances for Liverpool was Emile Heskey in 2000-01 – whose run included a goal against Manchester City in the fifth round. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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