“What a goal!” – Jeremy Doku raves about Nico Gonzalez after world-class FA Cup semi-final strike
Jeremy Doku and Nico Gonzalez scored to win FA Cup semi-final for Man City vs SouthamptonFinn Azaz gave Saints shock lead but City scored twice late on to keep domestic treble hopes aliveDoku jokes th...
“What a goal! ” – Jeremy Doku raves about Nico Gonzalez after world-class FA Cup semi-final strike Jeremy Doku and Nico Gonzalez scored to win FA Cup semi-final for Man City vs Southampton Finn Azaz gave Saints shock lead but City scored twice late on to keep domestic treble hopes alive Doku jokes that he’ll have to ask Nico to shoot more often after latter’s world-class winner Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku was full of praise for Nico Gonzalez after the midfielder netted an outrageous winner in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final win over Southampton. Doku and Gonzalez struck within five minutes of the last 10 minutes at Wembley to spare Manchester City ‘s blushes after Southampton took a shock yet deserved lead courtesy of Finn Azaz after 79 minutes.
While Doku’s effort went in off a deflection following a corner situation, Gonzalez’s hit was as clean as they come as the 24-year-old struck from distance to score one of Wembley’s best-ever goals to send Manchester City to a fourth successive FA Cup final. City have won six games on the bounce in all competitions as they dream of a domestic treble to give departing captain Bernardo Silva a fitting send-off, having lifted the Carabao Cup trophy at Wembley in March and reduced Arsenal ‘s hefty lead at the top of the Premier League . Match Report & Player Ratings: Manchester City 2-1 Southampton (FA Cup Semi-Final) Doku: What a game, I’m so happy!
In conversation with TNT Sports after the comeback semi-final triumph, Doku said: “What a game! Honestly, I have to rest a bit now. The last 15, 20 minutes were unbelievable.
“We were pushing hard and as soon as they scored, we were like, ‘Wow, okay. We have to score! ’.