Manchester City will see the last square in the FA Cup, in terms of the last trophy reaching the club in this completely failed season. Out of the first time in the Premier League, where they are 5th at 22 points from Liverpool, eliminated in the Champions League and released prematurely in Carabao Cup, the men of Pep Guardiola saved the honor by continuing their journey in the ancestral domestic competition on Sunday.
The Mancunians went to win in Bournemouth (1-2), not without having trembled and was forced to draw on their resources and from their bench. Entered the 61st minute of play in place of Erling Haaland, injured, Omar Marmoush endorsed the Savior's costume. The former Frankfurt player converted his first opportunity for a strike placed for giving the advantage to City and taking out his club from a bad pass (1-2, 63rd).
Before that, the Skyblues had to return to the match and equalize through Haaland, perfectly served by the young Nathan O'Reilly (1-1, 49th) also involved on the goal of Marmoush. Manchester City could have opened the scoring if Erling Haaland had not seen his penalty rejected by Kepa (14th). Instead, it was Bournemouth who made the nets tremble first thanks to the Brazilian Evanilson on a service by Justin Kluivert (1-0, 21st).
Nottingham – Manchester City for a place in the final
In his eleven, Guardiola had chosen the offensive quartet that had allowed his team to reign over Europe not so long ago, with Haaland, Bruyne, Foden and Bernardo Silva.
In the last square, Manchester City will have to go to Nottingham, who abused him not long ago in the Premier League. The other semi-final will oppose Aston Villa and Crystal Palace.
