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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jamie Jackson at Wembley

Manchester City pull off comeback win against Southampton to reach FA Cup final

Nathan Ake, Nico González, John Stones and Bernardo Silva celebrate after González scored Manchester City’s second goal in the FA Cup semi-final.
Nico González (second left) scored Manchester City’s winner in the 87th minute. Photograph: Allstar Picture Library Ltd/Neal Simpson/Apl/Sportsphoto

What a barnstorming finish to this FA Cup semi-final, which featured three goals in eight minutes and ended with Nico González as the hero who swept Manchester City to a historic fourth consecutive final.

The Spaniard’s winner came in the 87th minute. Bernardo Silva, only just introduced by Pep Guardiola, tapped to Jérémy Doku, who fed González. From outside Southampton’s area, to the left, the midfielder let go a rising 30-yard shot that rocketed into the net and left Tonda Eckert’s team heartbroken, having taken the lead not long before.

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