Manchester City 2-3 Liverpool: 5 Talking Points as Jurgen Klopp's side advance to the finals | FA Cup 2021-22

#3 Liverpool aim for the quadruple

Alisson Becker rejoices after Sadio Mane scores a goal.

Liverpool kept their chances of winning the quadruple alive as they beat Manchester City to advance to the FA Cup final. In the process, they also killed Manchester City's chances of winning the treble this season.

The Reds, who have already won the Carabao Cup, are still very much alive in the Premier League. They trail Manchester City by just one point in the league. Meanwhile, Klopp's men have a good chance of advancing to the finals of the UEFA Champions League when they face Unai Emery's Villarreal in the semi-finals.

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#2 Thiago Alcantara masterclass

Thiago Alcantara shone for Liverpool.

Thiago Alcantara put in a massive performance for Liverpool in the center of the park. The Spanish international orchestrated play for the Reds from midfield and gave Fernandinho a hard time. He assisted Mane for Liverpool's third goal of the game.

Thiago won 11 duels, made four recoveries, won three tackles, completed two dribbles and created one chance throughout his stay on the pitch. He was absolutely magical against Manchester City. The trio of Fabinho, Naby Keita and Thiago completely neutralized Manchester City in the middle of the park.

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#1 Sadio Mane shines for Liverpool

Sadio Mane scored the second goal of the game.

Sadio Mane was Liverpool's hero against Manchester City. The Senegalese international scored a brace to seal the tie in favor of his team. Mane slid in to capitalize on an error from Zack Steffen for his first goal. For his second, he smashed in a beautiful volley.

Mane won six duels, made five recoveries and completed one dribble throughout the game. He was also the most-fouled player as he was fouled five times on the evening. Mane stepped up beautifully given that Mohamed Salah is struggling to find some goalscoring form.