JAKARTA - Striker Erling Haaland showed his sharpness by scoring a hat-trick as Manchester City destroyed Liverpool 4-0 in the FA Cup quarterfinal match, Saturday, April 4, 2026 WIB. The big win sent Man City to the semi-finals.
A big match that was anticlimactic for Liverpool. Coming to Man City's home, Arne Slot's team hopes to finish the revenge for the defeat in the two matches in the English Premier League.
But what happened was the opposite. Liverpool was completely helpless against Man City's offensive game. In fact, the hosts were already 2-0 ahead in the first half. And, all the goals were scored by Haaland which put Slot under pressure. Man City fans also mocked Slot by singing 'you're getting sacked in the morning' throughout the match.
The honeymoon story of Slot with Liverpool seems to have lasted for a moment. Last season in his debut in the Premier League, Slot unexpectedly achieved great success by bringing Liverpool to win the English League for the 20th time and equal Manchester United's record. Now, both teams have won the most league trophies.
Only this season, Slot failed to repeat the success. Ironically, Slot actually got the trust of the club to spend hundreds of millions of pounds on player shopping, including bringing in striker Alexander Isak who broke the English League transfer record.
However, Liverpool are limping in the competition and are still outside the Champions League zone. They have also failed in the English League Cup and are now out of the FA Cup.
This is a less good capital for Liverpool who want to fight with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals. The trouble is, the Reds are back on the road when facing PSG, who are the defending champions.
Meanwhile, Man City has returned to the winning track. After being eliminated in the Champions League by conceding to Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola's troops showed a resurgence by beating Arsenal 2-0 in the English League Cup final and capturing the trophy. Success continued after the competition break when Man City destroyed Liverpool without retaliation.
This is the third time Man City has beaten Liverpool in one season. They also matched the achievements of their predecessors in the 1937 season. The success of advancing to the semi-finals also opened the opportunity for Man City to win the trophy from the oldest football tournament on earth for the first time since 2023.
In the duel, Man City was actually forced to work hard to deal with Liverpool's attacking game. Even the visiting team had threatened James Trafford's goal in the early minutes of the match. Only striker Hugo Ekitike's shot was still wide.
Furthermore, Mohamed Salah threw away a golden opportunity to score in the 14th minute. The Egyptian national team player's shot was also wide. Ekitike got a second chance to break into the Man City goal. But again, the French player was unlucky.
Liverpool's failure to score a goal was finally paid dearly when they failed to stop Man City's attack. It started with Matheus Nunes' action who gave the ball to defender Nico O'Reilly.
He acted by deceiving defender Virgil van Dijk who forced the Liverpool captain to bring down O'Reilly in the penalty box. The referee did not hesitate to point to the white spot for the offense. The penalty execution was well executed by Haaland.
The goal created in the 39th minute made Man City 1-0 ahead. The hosts were more aggressive in pressing Liverpool's defense. Their efforts were not in vain.
Towards the end of the first half, Haaland managed to score a brace when he completed a cross pass from Antoine Semenyo. The Norwegian national team striker's hard header failed to be saved by goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. The score became 2-0. The score also remained until halftime.
Entering the second half, Man City did not slow down the game. On the contrary, Liverpool had difficulty keeping up with the hosts and their goal was again conceded when the match was only five minutes.
This time, Semenyo consolidated Man City's advantage when he received a neat pass from Rayan Cherki. Semenyo even showed an action of passing van Dijk before launching a shot that defeated Mamardashvili.
The goal that changed the score to 3-0 was like turning off Liverpool. Moreover, Haaland again broke the guest team's goal for the third time in the 57th minute. This is the 28th hattrick in his career which makes Man City 4-0 ahead.
Liverpool actually had the opportunity to narrow the gap when they were awarded a penalty following Nunes' foul on Ekitike in the 64th minute. However, Salah's execution failed to complete it so the score remained unchanged.
Salah's failure made the fighting spirit of the Liverpool players immediately drop. They were unable to break the Man City goal and had to admit the opponent's advantage with a landslide score of 4-0.
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