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04/04 13:13 CDT Haaland hat trick propels Man City to thrashing of Liverpool in
FA Cup quarterfinals
Haaland hat trick propels Man City to thrashing of Liverpool in FA Cup
quarterfinals
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Erling Haaland's 18-minute hat trick powered Manchester City to a 4-0 win over
Liverpool and into the FA Cup semifinals for a record eighth straight season on
Saturday.
Mohamed Salah's failure from the penalty spot added to the woes of Liverpool,
whose meltdown at Etihad Stadium will put more heat on under-pressure manager
Arne Slot.
Haaland converted a penalty in the 39th minute, headed home a cross from
Antoine Semenyo in first-half stoppage time, and swept in a finish off the
crossbar in the 57th to score his first hat trick of the season for City and
12th since he joined the club in 2022.
Semenyo scored the other goal in the 50th for City, which was playing its first
match since winning the English League Cup two weeks ago by beating Arsenal in
the final at Wembley Stadium. City will be heading back there later this month
for the FA Cup semis.
"This club has to win trophies," said Haaland, who was described after the game
as a "machine" by City assistant coach Pep Lijnders --- deputizing in the
dugout while Pep Guardiola served a touchline suspension.
Salah, who announced during the international break he's leaving Liverpool
after nine trophy-filled seasons, was beginning his long goodbye to the Reds
but couldn't mark it with a goal. The best of the many chances he spurned came
from a penalty, which City goalkeeper James Trafford palmed away in the 64th.
It was a record 18th straight home win for City in the FA Cup, dating to 2017.
Guardiola's team shared a record with Clapham Rovers for reaching seven
consecutive FA Cup finals but now holds it outright.
Many Liverpool fans were seen leaving the stadium after the fourth City goal.
"The fighting spirit wasn't there enough, the mentality wasn't there enough,"
Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai said. "None of us were there to be
honest as much as we could.
"It's a hard time but we have to stick together."
Chelsea dispatches Port Vale Like City, Chelsea romped to a big win in the quarterfinals --- though this one was expected. Playing without Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez for disciplinary reasons, Chelsea still had more than enough to dispatch third-tier Port Vale 7-0 at Stamford Bridge. Jorrel Hato, Joao Pedro, Tosin Adarabioyo, Andrey Santos, Estevao and Alejandro Garnacho scored for Chelsea, along with an own-goal. Chelsea has won the FA Cup eight times, most recently in 2018.
Arsenal also in action Arsenal visited second-tier Southampton in the late game on Saturday. The draw for the semifinals takes place on Sunday after West Ham hosts Leeds in the final match in the last eight. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
Chelsea dispatches Port Vale Like City, Chelsea romped to a big win in the quarterfinals --- though this one was expected. Playing without Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez for disciplinary reasons, Chelsea still had more than enough to dispatch third-tier Port Vale 7-0 at Stamford Bridge. Jorrel Hato, Joao Pedro, Tosin Adarabioyo, Andrey Santos, Estevao and Alejandro Garnacho scored for Chelsea, along with an own-goal. Chelsea has won the FA Cup eight times, most recently in 2018.
Arsenal also in action Arsenal visited second-tier Southampton in the late game on Saturday. The draw for the semifinals takes place on Sunday after West Ham hosts Leeds in the final match in the last eight. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
