Nathan Ake says the Manchester City dressing room have rallied round Zack Steffen after his Wembley calamity that handed Liverpool a decisive FA Cup semi-final goal. The USA international goalkeeper seemed to freeze to allow Sadio Mane a gift goal that made it 2-0 to Jurgen Klopp’s team, and when Mane added a third just before half-time, the tie appeared to be over.
Goals from Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva gave City a glimpse of a comeback but in the end Liverpool held on to reach the final. Steffen was clearly gutted by his error, and his fellow keepers Ederson and Scott Carson made a bee-line for him at the final whistle to offer their support.
It was the second time Steffen has had a nightmare at Wembley after his mistake handed Hakim Ziyech the winner for Chelsea in last year’s semi-final. Ake was one of City’s best players on the day, and he said that the dressing room has rallied round the goalkeeper.
