Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush scored for Manchester City in a 2-1 comeback win over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday, leaving City's hope for an FA Cup in tact into the semifinal round.
The final FA Cup quarter-final sees Bournemouth battle it out with Manchester City.Andoni Iraola’s side earned their spot amongst the last eight after prevailing in a penalty shootout against
That said, Bournemouth already have the blueprint on how to beat City at the Vitality this term, with goals from Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson propelling the Cherries to a 2-1 win over Sunday’s visitors back in November - a win that ended City’s 32-game unbeaten run in the top flight.
Manchester City, who drew 2-2 with Brighton in the Premier League just before the international break, have won their last seven FA Cup quarter-final ties. They beat Plymouth 3-1 in the fifth round to book their place in the quarter-finals. Pep Guardiola was full of praise for Bournemouth and their style of play.
Manchester City booked their ticket to Wembley as they came out victorious in a hard fought FA Cup Quarter Final tie at the Vitality Stadium.After the international break, Guardiola’s side were
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Independent.ie on MSNPep Guardiola identifies the game when Manchester City’s season started to collapsePep Guardiola hopes his Manchester City side can erase the memory of one of their season’s lowpoints by making FA Cup history this weekend. City are bidding to reach the semi-finals of the competition for a record-extending seventh consecutive season as they travel to Bournemouth in the last eight on Sunday.
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