FA CUP SEMI-FINAL : MANCHESTER CITY VS SOUTHAMPTON – 25/04/2026 (PHOTO – NICO GONZALEZ CELEBRATES)

MAN CITY HAD A GOOD DAY AT THE OFFICE IN THE FA CUP SEMI-FINALS IN THEIR MATCH AGAINST SOUTHAMPTON YESTERDAY, MAKING 596 PASSES, WITH A 93% PASS ACCURACY, (69% POSSESSION), 10 CORNERS, AND 24 SHOTS WITH 6 ON-TARGET, INCLUDING STUNNERS FROM JEREMY DOKU AT 82 MINS., AND NICO GONZALEZ AT 87 MINS!  SOUTHAMPTON WERE EXTREMELY WELL-ORGANISED AND STUBBORN THOUGH, AND PUT UP A STRONG DEFENCE, (AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE TIMINGS OF THE BREAK-THROUGH GOALS), MAKING 298 PASSES, WITH A 76% PASS ACCURACY, 3 CORNERS AND 4 SHOTS, WITH 3 ON-TARGET, INCLUDING A CRACKER FROM FINN AZAZ AT 79 MINS., ALL CULMINATING IN A 2 – 1 WIN TO MAN CITY, AND MEANING THAT THEY HAVE REACHED THE FA CUP FINAL FOR A RECORD FOURTH SEASON IN A ROW AND WILL PLAY EITHER CHELSEA OR LEEDS IN THE FINAL!

FA CUP SEMI-FINAL : MANCHESTER CITY VS SOUTHAMPTON – 25/04/2026

PEP GUARDIOLA AND TONDA ECKERT SPEAK AFTER THE MATCH