{"id":1257590,"date":"2022-04-16T18:17:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T17:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1257590"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:28:04","slug":"liverpool-man-city-steffen-fa-cup","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/liverpool-man-city-steffen-fa-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"A tale of two goalkeepers: Liverpool beat Man City to make FA Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Liverpool booked their place in the FA Cup final after running out 3-2 winners against Manchester City at Wembley this afternoon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both clubs are eyeing major silverware this season with Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s men having already bagged the EFL Cup earlier this year. With a point separating them in the Premier League title race, and Champions League semi-final dates with Villarreal and Real Madrid respectively coming up, it means a quadruple, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/guides\/what-is-a-treble-bet\/\">treble<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/guides\/double-bet\/\">double<\/a> is on the cards for either but there was always going to be one winner today.<\/p>\n\n<p>Matches between English football&#8217;s two best sides have been close of late, for a while this latest meeting at the home of English football was going to buck a recent trend, but after racing into a 3-0 half-time lead the full-time result turned out to be more respectable.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally there were changes on either side but Liverpool&#8217;s starting eleven was more representative of them at full strength. 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Ibrahima Konate nodded home a ninth minute Andrew Robertson corner. It was the 19th time this season the <em>Reds<\/em> have scored via this means. Then came the moment which Steffen would have wanted the ground to open up and swallow him whole.<\/p>\n<p>Having watched Ederson a few days earlier allowing the ball to run on towards the goal-line before casually passing it away as Diogo Jota lunged to intercept. 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The Promotion operates as a \u00a320 Surprise Bet when you place a bet of at least \u00a310 on any market with odds greater than or equal to 1.50 as your first bet. The Promotion runs from 29\/12\/2021 12:00 (UTC) until 31\/12\/2022 12:00 (UTC) (the \u201cPromotional Period\u201d). 18+ only. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gambleaware.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Be Gamble Aware<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Guardiola had described his first choice as &#8220;crazy&#8221; while praising Ederson&#8217;s importance. It also conjured memories of Victor Valdes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wv6HIt4VJNY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">misplaced pass<\/a> that led to Real Madrid scoring in the Cl\u00e1sico over a decade ago. A different scenario, but the Barcelona goalkeeper on that evening continued to play the way his manager decrees much to Guardiola&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/blog\/2011\/dec\/12\/victor-valdes-barcelona-real-madrid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That philosophy hasn&#8217;t changed and to Steffen&#8217;s credit he did not allow this incident, which Guardiola has since described as an &#8220;accident&#8221;, to affect him but he couldn&#8217;t keep out Mane&#8217;s stunning volley which ultimately sealed the contest.<\/p>\n<p>City, as you expect from any championship-calibre side, rallied after half-time with Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva putting some respectability on the scoresheet, but it could have been more if not for the presence of Alisson which goes to show the difference of having a world-class &#8216;keeper between the posts something Alan Shearer was quick to point out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/premier-league-winner-odds-21-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/premier-league-winner-odds-21-22\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-1571\">Premier League title race odds<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;That is a very, very good save,&#8221; he said while covering the game for BBC when analysing a Gabriel Jesus chance in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The reason Liverpool trust their high line is because if their opponent gets through it, they&#8217;ve got a top-class goalkeeper to beat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes it&#8217;s risky, but they do it because of him and also because VAR will give fine offside decisions. 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