Predicted Starting Line-Up: Manchester City vs Southampton (FA Cup Semi-Final)

Predicted Starting Line-Up: Manchester City vs Southampton (FA Cup Semi-Final) Manchester City turn their attention to FA Cup semi-final vs Southampton on Saturday. The Blues advanced to top of the Premier League after a 1-0 win vs Burnley on Wednesday. This will be Pep Guardiola’s ninth FA Cup semi-final out of a possible 10 as Man City manager Manchester City travel to London this weekend to face Southampton at Wembley for a place in the FA Cup final against Chelsea or Leeds United.

City moved back to top of the pile in the Premier League on Wednesday, beating Burnley 0-1 away at Turf Moor – a result which subsequently relegated the Clarets to the EFL Championship . Erling Haaland ’s goal in the fifth minute proved to be enough for City to take all three points in what wasn’t the most spectacular performance from the Blues. It was Burnley who had the first opportunity of the game, Jaidon Anthony ’s curled effort towards the far corner was saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma .

Manchester City vs Southampton (FA Cup Semi-Final): Match Preview, Team News, Head to Head, How to Watch City then powered forward from there and Haaland took his chance when it came, Jeremy Doku burst past Bashir Humphreys and played a perfectly weighted ball through to Haaland in space, who took a couple of touches in his stride and chipped the ball over Martin Dubravka to give City the lead with just under five minutes played. From there it was pure domination from City but no more goals to show for it. The Blues had 28 shots on goal, with nine of them being on target.

The one goal lead proved to be nervy at points in the game, with Burnley moving the ball with purpose at times but City held on to ensure they moved to top spot. But now they will play in the FA Cup final four once again with the target being to reach a fourth consecutive final in the competition. The seven-time champions of the FA Cup defeated Liverpool 4-0 in the quarter-final of the competition three weeks ago to reach this stage, having won their last five games in all competitions.