Arsenal v Manchester City: FA Cup semi-final – live!

The Guardian UK

FA Cup semi-final latest from Wembley, 7.45pm BST kick-offArteta says Arsenal matching City is impossible after breakAnd feel free to email Scott with any of your thoughts 1.21pm BST This will be the third time Arsenal and Manchester City have duked it out in the FA Cup semi-finals. City, pretty much the finished article, are strong favourites to beat the Gunners, who are not, not yet. But history - plus Arsenal’s staunch display against the new champions Liverpool the other night - suggest all is not lost.City were favourites three years ago, too, and on that April 2017 day at Wembley, set about showing why. They had a goal incorrectly disallowed. They were controversially denied a strong penalty appeal. They hit the woodwork twice. Sergio Aguero made the breakthrough, but Arsenal stayed in touch, Nacho Monreal forced an equaliser, and Alexis Sanchez prodded a winner in extra-time. Pep Guardiola ended the season trophy-less for the first time in his career. What a fraud! He’ll never win anything at City, on a wet night in etc., and so forth, and so on. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/jul/18/arsenal-v-manchester-city-fa-cup-semi-final-live #fa_cup #football #arsenal #manchester_city #sport