Manchester City 3-0 Sheffield United: Superb Riyad Mahrez hat-trick settles FA Cup semi-final

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By Phil McNultyChief shot writer astatine Wembley

Last updated connected 6 minutes ago.From the conception FA Cup

Riyad Mahrez scored the archetypal hat-trick successful an FA Cup semi-final since 1958 arsenic Manchester City kept their quest for the Treble connected people by outclassing Sheffield United astatine Wembley.

The Blades battled gamely passim and adjacent missed a large aboriginal accidental erstwhile Iliman Ndiaye saw his changeable saved by Stefan Ortega but erstwhile Mahrez scored his archetypal from the spot 2 minutes earlier half-time, City made their people count.

He opened the scoring aft Daniel Jebbison fouled Bernardo Silva, earlier taking vantage of a wide unfastened Sheffield United defence to people the 2nd with a solo effort conscionable aft the hour.

Mahrez past got his third, the archetypal successful a semi-final successful this contention since Alex Dawson achieved the feat for Manchester United successful 1958, erstwhile helium swept Jack Grealish's transverse past Wes Foderingham aft 66 minutes.

It gave City manager Pep Guardiola the luxury of taking disconnected cardinal men specified arsenic Erling Haaland, Grealish, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan successful readiness for what is shaping up arsenic a defining Premier League rubric gathering with existent leaders Arsenal astatine Etihad Stadium connected Wednesday.

City and Guardiola person had a highly satisfactory week aft reaching the Champions League semi-final, mounting up an FA Cup last with either Brighton oregon Manchester United and seeing main rivals Arsenal driblet points successful the league.

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Manchester City

Squad number18Player nameOrtega
Squad number2Player nameWalker
Squad number25Player nameAkanji
Squad number14Player nameLaporte
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Squad number21Player nameGómez
Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Squad number9Player nameHaaland
Squad number10Player nameGrealish

Squad number4Player namePhillips
Squad number47Player nameFoden
Squad number80Player namePalmer
Squad number82Player nameLewis

Sheffield United

Squad number18Player nameFoderingham
Squad number15Player nameAhmedhodzic
Squad number12Player nameEgan
Squad number19Player nameRobinson
Squad number2Player nameBaldock
Squad number8Player nameBerge
Squad number16Player nameNorwood
Squad number4Player nameFleck
Squad number13Player nameLowe
Squad number36Player nameJebbison
Squad number29Player nameNdiaye

Squad number6Player nameBasham
Squad number9Player nameMcBurnie
Squad number10Player nameSharp
Squad number17Player nameCoulibaly
Squad number20Player nameBogle

Line-ups

Man City

Formation 3-4-3

18Ortega
2Walker
25Akanji
14Laporte
8GündoganSubstituted forPhillipsat 75'minutes
20Bernardo SilvaSubstituted forLewisat 81'minutes
21Gómez
19Álvarez
26Mahrez
9HaalandSubstituted forFodenat 68'minutes
10GrealishSubstituted forPalmerat 67'minutes

Substitutes

3Rúben Dias
4Phillips
5Stones
16Rodri
17De Bruyne
31Ederson
47Foden
80Palmer
82Lewis

Sheff Utd

Formation 3-5-2

18Foderingham
15AhmedhodzicSubstituted forCoulibalyat 76'minutes
12Egan
19Robinson
2BaldockSubstituted forBogleat 76'minutes
8BergeSubstituted forBashamat 75'minutes
16NorwoodBooked astatine 74mins
4FleckSubstituted forSharpat 66'minutes
13Lowe
36JebbisonSubstituted forMcBurnieat 58'minutes
29Ndiaye

Substitutes

1Davies
6Basham
9McBurnie
10Sharp
17Coulibaly
20Bogle
26Clark
30Arblaster
35Brooks

Referee:Stuart Attwell

Attendance:69,603

Live Text

Match ends, Manchester City 3, Sheffield United 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Sheffield United 0.
Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Manchester City) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Gómez pursuing a corner.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Chris Basham.
Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) near footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden.
Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Bernardo Silva.
Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
Substitution, Sheffield United. Jayden Bogle replaces George Baldock.
Substitution, Sheffield United. Ismaila Coulibaly replaces Anel Ahmedhodzic.
Substitution, Manchester City. Kalvin Phillips replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
Substitution, Sheffield United. Chris Basham replaces Sander Berge.
Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Cole Palmer (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.