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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Joe Bray

Liverpool FC players reveal how they targeted Zack Steffen in FA Cup win over Man City

Liverpool purposely pressed Manchester City high and looked to establish a big first-half lead in their FA Cup semi-final win at Wembley.

A refreshed Liverpool side shocked a much-changed City with three first-half goals as Ibrahima Konate's header and a Sadio Mane brace put them in full control of the tie. City scored at the start of the second half, and then set up a nervy finish with Bernardo Silva's 90th-minute goal, but Liverpool ultimately held on.

Mane's first goal saw him slide in as City goalkeeper Zack Steffen paused on the ball under his own crossbar, and it was that aggressive pressing that the Senegal frontman said was a pre-match tactic from Liverpool.

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