Resilience and fight key for City, says Guéhi
Resilience and fight key for City, says Guéhi Defender Marc Guéhi believes the right level of determination, grit and unity allowed City to thrive in the 4-0 FA Cup quarter-final victory over Liverpool. Match Report Haaland treble inspires record-breaking City into FA Cup semi-finals The visitors began well and threatened on a few occasions inside the first 30 minutes, with Abdukodir Khusanov’s last-ditch tackle denying Mohamed Salah before Hugo Ekitike struck over from a promising position. However, Pep Guardiola’s men stuck together and turned the game around, taking the lead after 39 minutes thanks to Erling Haaland’s calm penalty.
Haaland made it two before half-time with a splendid header and Antoine Semenyo struck a third five minutes after the interval. Haaland then claimed his 12th City hat-trick by sweeping in from Nico O’Reilly’s cut-back. GALLERY: HAT-TRICK HERO HAALAND ELIMINATES LIVERPOOL!
James Trafford superbly kept our clean sheet intact with a great save from a Salah penalty as we cruised into our eighth successive FA Cup semi-final, and Guéhi felt the team arrived in perfect condition for the important encounter. “It was a good win. The manager always says it’s important to arrive at the right time,” he said in an interview after the game.
“At the end of the season it’s big games and big moments, so it’s important to arrive. Against a really good Liverpool side, we did that today. “It’s not easy.
You come up against top players and a top team and you will suffer at times. You have to stick together in those times. For them to not create a chance is almost impossible with the quality they have.