Pep Guardiola says Riyad Mahrez has been grumpy when he doesn't play, but showed his quality to score Manchester City's first hat-trick at Wembley and fire the Blues into the FA Cup semi-final.
Mahrez scored a first-half penalty before two well-taken finishes in five second-half minutes to kill the game against Sheffield United and book City's final place against either Manchester United or Brighton.
While Mahrez has become a key fixture in City's 16-game unbeaten run, he has spent plenty of time out of the starting XI this season and attracted criticism from Guardiola over his condition earlier in the campaign. Now, the manager says Mahrez is reaping the rewards for putting his head down and showing his quality - even if he hasn't seen eye to eye with the boss.
