Haaland scores hat-trick as Man City dismantle Liverpool in FA Cup

Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Manchester City dismantled Liverpool 4-0 in an extraordinary FA Cup quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium.

Haaland's penalty late in the first half opened the floodgates, the striker adding a second before the break with Antoine Semenyo making it three soon after the interval. Haaland's hat-trick goal came before the hour, the reigning Premier League champions demolished.

Mohamed Salah, in his first appearance since announcing he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, even saw a penalty saved by James Trafford when four down to cap a miserable afternoon for Arne Slot's side that will add to the growing pressure on him.

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Mohamed Salah reacts after failing to score from the penalty spot against Manchester City

Image: Mohamed Salah reacts after failing to score from the penalty spot against Man City

Player ratings

Man City: Trafford (8), Nunes (6), Khusanov (7), Guehi (7), O'Reilly (9), Rodri (7), Bernardo (7), Semenyo (8), Cherki (9), Doku (7), Haaland (9).

Subs: Gonzalez (6), Savinho (6), Reijnders (6), Foden (6), Marmoush (6).

Liverpool: Mamardashvili (6), Gomez (5), Konate (5), Van Dijk (5), Kerkez (6), Gravenberch (6), Jones (6), Szoboszlai (6), Salah (4), Ekitike (6), Wirtz (6).

Subs: Frimpong (6), Mac Allister (5), Gakpo (6), Ngumoha (6), Chiesa (6).

Player of the Match: Erling Haaland.

How Liverpool unravelled

It was Virgil van Dijk's clumsy foul on Nico O'Reilly inside the penalty box that presented Haaland with the chance to put City in front, although there was little Liverpool could do to prevent the Norwegian's second - a gorgeous goal in first-half stoppage-time.

Rayan Cherki's trickery sent Semenyo away and Haaland headed beyond Giorgi Mamardashvili. It only got worse for Liverpool once Cherki started to enjoy himself, sending Semenyo in behind Van Dijk to chip Mamardashvili early in the second half.

Team news

Pep Guardiola made only one change to the Man City team that won the Carabao Cup final with Marc Guehi returning in place of Nathan Ake. James Trafford continued in goal.
Mohamed Salah was fit to return to Arne Slot’s Liverpool starting line-up. Curtis Jones got the nod ahead of Alexis Mac Allister in midfield. Alisson missed out in goal.

Pep Guardiola, who was watching from the stands while serving a touchline ban, has now taken City into the last four of the FA Cup for an eighth consecutive season. Fresh from that Carabao Cup final triumph over Arsenal, they are eyeing a domestic cup double.

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For Liverpool, this was their best chance of silverware this season, but they do still have a Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain and qualification for next year's competition to secure. On this evidence, their prospects do not look good.

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