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Haaland’s hat-trick, Salah misses a penalty… City knock Liverpool out of the FA Cup

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Manchester City eliminated Liverpool from the 2026 FA Cup after a resounding 4-0 victory in the quarter-final match held at the Etihad Stadium.

The FA Cup was one of two remaining chances for Liverpool to salvage their disappointing season, and it was believed that winning it would be enough to keep Arne Slott in his position as Reds manager. Now, however, that opportunity has slipped away.

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Goals from the Liverpool vs. Manchester City FA Cup quarter-final match

The match began evenly between the two sides. Mohamed Salah, who had just announced his departure from Liverpool at the end of the season, missed a golden opportunity after going one-on-one with James Trafford, but inexplicably fired his shot wide.

In the 39th minute, Erling Haaland scored Manchester City’s first goal from a penalty awarded against Virgil van Dijk, before adding a second himself in the final minutes of the first half.


At the start of the second half, new signing Antonio Simeone scored Manchester City’s third goal, and then Haaland extinguished Liverpool’s hopes of a comeback, scoring his third goal of the match to complete his hat-trick and reach 46 goals in 50 appearances this season for both Manchester City and the Norwegian national team across all competitions.

Mohamed Salah misses a penalty

Mohamed Salah had a golden opportunity to bring Liverpool back into the game in the 68th minute when the Reds were awarded a penalty, which the Egyptian international took.

However, the “Egyptian King” failed to convert, after his powerful shot to the left was brilliantly saved by goalkeeper James Trafford.

Arne Slot’s sacking from Liverpool is brewing.

With this loss and performance, Ernie Slott is on the verge of leaving Liverpool at the end of this season, despite reports that the English club’s management is keen to keep him in his position for next season.

One of the conditions for Slott’s continued tenure was to lead the team far in both the FA Cup and the Champions League. Now, they have been eliminated from the former in the quarter-finals with a crushing defeat.

The only way for Slott to stay is to pull off a surprise victory in the Champions League. The reality is that this is a very difficult task, as they face Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals.

Manchester City continues its successful domestic season.

Before the international break, Manchester City won the Carabao Cup after defeating Arsenal 2-0 in the final. Now, they are heading back to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-finals.

City currently sits second in the Premier League table, nine points behind leaders Arsenal, with a game in hand for Pep Guardiola’s side.

City had been knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 after losing to Real Madrid both home and away.