Jeremy Doku is talking goals, different kinds of them. Manchester City could yet do a treble this season but Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Southampton has a particular pertinence for a man aiming for a personal hat-trick. “I won a Carabao Cup, I won the Premier League so I want to win the FA Cup as well,” said a player who has set his sights on completing the set. After final defeats in each of the last two seasons, he is hoping this is a case of third time lucky.
But the last man to score in an FA Cup final for City – a consolation in the Manchester derby loss in 2024 – knows he will be judged by goals. Doku scored at Chelsea a couple of weeks ago. He has found the net against Liverpool and Napoli this season, too, suggesting he can be potent on the big occasion. But his season has only yielded four goals in 40 club games, just one of them in his last 24 appearances.
