Man City vs Liverpool - Erling Haaland scores hat-trick and Mohamed Salah misses penalty as Reds thrashed

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SportFootballLiverpool FCLIVEUpdated 2 mins agoLiverpool head to the Etihad Stadium to take on Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Saturday lunchtimeLiverpool are at Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup Chief Liverpool FC Writer, Paul Gorst Liverpool FC correspondent and Mark Jones Liverpool Content Editor - SportUpdated 14:35, 04 Apr 2026Liverpool's season has not gone to plan, but at the beginning of the campaign this week is the week they would have been dreaming of.Playing in an FA Cup quarter-final followed by a Champions League quarter-final is exactly what the Reds want to be doing every April, and the first of those matches comes at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.City, who won the Carabao Cup before the international break, will of course be formidable opponents, as will Paris Saint-Germain in midweek, but Liverpool have often thrived against the better opposition this season.After a busy break that involved Mohamed Salah's announcement of his impending exit, a row of ticket prices and Alexander Isak's return to first-team training, Arne Slot will be happy to get his side back on the pitch.Ian Doyle and Paul Gorst are both in Manchester to see how the Reds get on in the 12.45pm GMT, and you can follow their updates live here.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool (Haaland)Forunately goal difference doesn't count in the FA Cup.Today13:57 BSTNearly outrageousSemenyo has just found the roof of the from inside his own half.Man City are in that kind of mood...Today13:56 BSTCherki running the showRayan Cherki is playing his own game at times here, running the show.Today13:54 BSTGame over?And that is surely game, set and match.Antoine Semenyo gets in behind and clips one past Mamardashvili for 3-0.Another goal conceded after giving away the ball from a throw-in.Today13:53 BSTGOAL!

Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool (Semenyo)Damage limitation now for Liverpool.Today13:51 BSTPoor decisionsReferee Michael Oliver with a couple of woeful decisions early doors in this second half.First one was to somehow not give a foul when Wirtz was basically rugby tackled by Khusanov and then just now as O'Reilly jumped into Gomez after poking it out for a corner.Today13:49 BSTUnderwayBack underway at the Etihad.Today13:47 BSTHuge half awaitsA huge half of football now for Liverpool.They are back out the tunnel.Today13:42 BSTHalf-time ratingsGiorgi Mamardashvili 7Safe handling in the air, solid with his feet and held on to a couple of strong shots.Joe Gomez 7Had the beating of Doku in the physical battle first half and didn’t allow himself to be exposed for pace.Ibrahima Konate 6Careless in possession on occasion and bounced away by Haaland at one point and beaten by striker for second.Virgil van Dijk 6One good clearance before break and looked to orchestrate Liverpool’s play out of the back but needless foul for penalty.Milos Kerkez 7Good challenge on Cherki in opening quarter and offered himself going forward regularly.Ryan Gravenberch 6Particularly impressive in opening quarter when moving the ball forward but could have protected back four better at times, although unlucky in build-up to penalty.Curtis Jones 6Ability to hold on to ball useful at times but should have cleared down the line ahead of the second.Mohamed Salah 6Denied by good Khusanov touch when found by long Mamarashvili punt but wasn’t involved enough down right.Dominik Szoboszlai 6Not as influential as of late and didn’t really have much of an impact from the number 10 position.Florian Wirtz 7Looked dangerous whenever in possession and found good positions when drifting across the front line.Hugo Ekitike 7Led the line well with good physical presence but could have done better with first-half shot over.Today13:35 BSTBoring EtihadThat was exactly the same as in November.Liverpool have clearly learned nothing in the five months since.They still have a chance with 45 minutes remaining but concentration might soon turn to the Champions League in midweek.Today13:34 BSTHalf time: Man City 2-0 Liverpool And that's half time.A long way back now for this team, whose decent 40 minutes was undone towards the end of the half.Today13:32 BST2-0Haaland heads home Semenyo's cross after a lovely move that was entirely avoidable from Liverpool's perspective. Manchester City 2-0 Liverpool (Haaland)And that's that.Today13:29 BSTCity slackersYou can see why City won't win the Premier League and were easily dumped out of the Champions League.They aren't a patch on their best teams but have some good individuals.This is why defeat here will be frustrating for Liverpool.

Still a good half to go, though.Today13:24 BSTShame for LiverpoolNo mistake from the City marksman, whose barely had a kick.Shame from Liverpool's perspective because they have been decent but that is the story of the season really. Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool (Haaland pen)No.Today13:22 BSTMan City penaltyPenalty to Man City, Van Dijk brings down O'Reilly.