Manchester City 2-0 Liverpool Live Score, FA Cup Quarter-Final: Haaland Brace Puts Cityzens On Top

Erling Haaland finds a second goal, moments before the whistle! Antoine Semenyo makes a searing run down the right flank and crosses the ball in, with Haaland heading it powerfully into the far corner. Man City go two the good; can Liverpool find a way back in the second half?

Penalty, and Haaland scores! Virgil van Dijk fells Nico O'Reilly and referee Michael Oliver points to the spot immediately. Liverpool protest in vain, and Manchester City's Norwegian striker steps up to slot the spot kick into the bottom right corner with his left foot!

It's been a pretty even half hour of football so far. Hard to pick a winner at this stage, given how close this has been. That one spark is what either side needs to surge ahead.

Chance for Salah! The stadium erupts as Liverpool's departing winger springs ahead and gets a tardy second touch that messes up his attempt on the Man City goal. The shot dribbles wide and the scoreline stays at 0-0.

We are off at the Etihad Stadium! Liverpool kicking from right to left and Man City the other way in the first half. The atmosphere is electric as the spectators realise just how critical this game is in the broader context.

The big news is that Mohamed Salah will indeed start for Liverpool today. Here are both teams' line-ups:

The match kicks off at 5:15pm IST. The Manchester City Vs Liverpool, FA Cup 2025-26 quarter-final will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network TV channels in India. It will be live streamed on the Sony LIV app and website in the country.

Good evening and welcome, football lovers! We are building up to the start of the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Liverpool. Stay with us for live updates.