Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool Highlights, FA Cup Quarter-Final: Haaland Hat-Trick Powers Cityzens Into Semis

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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?

The Cityzens are on a rampage! They resume their dominance after the break with Antoine Semenyo chipping the ball smartly over Giorgi Mamardashvili to score the home team's third goal. That puts the Reds virtually out of the competition, and only a miracle can rescue them from here on.

That surely removes all doubt! Man City stamp their ticket to Wembley as Haaland completes his 11th hat-trick with the Cityzens. The striker latches on to Nico O'Reilly's cut back and deposits the ball into the Liverpool net. This could really get embarrassing for Arne Slot's men.

To add insult to Liverpool's injury, Mohamed Salah misses from the spot! Hugo Ekitike is brought down by Matheus Nunes in the danger area and Liverpool's star Egyptian steps up to take the penalty. He goes with his left foot towards the right side but the shot is at a comfortable height for James Trafford, who guesses correctly and dives to make a fine save.

Liverpool are looking to minimise the damage at this stage and they come close to reducing the deficit, as Alexis Mac Allister tries his luck from 25 yards out. The shot curls and Trafford just about manages to keep it out of his goal.

Big substitutions from both sides, late in the game. Hat-trick hero Erling Haaland walks out to massive cheers and in comes Omar Marmoush for City. On the other end, Mohamed Salah bids adieu to FA Cups with Liverpool as Federico Chiesa replaces him.

There's no added time in the second half and the referee blows the final whistle promptly at the 90-minute mark, perhaps to Liverpool's relief. Manchester City romp into the FA Cup semi-finals, while the Reds are knocked out quite emphatically.