Five Things Learned: Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool (FA Cup Quarter Final)Manchester City booked their tickets to Wembley once again after stream-rolling Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.Following the international break, Pep Guardiolas side were back at the Etihad Stadium off the back of winning the Carabao Cup final over Arsenal two weeks ago though the Manchester City manager was only allowed in the stands as he served the second of a two-game touchline ban.City were once again up for the cup as the team came flying out of the blocks with lots of early pressure. This finally paid off after around 35 minutes as Virgil van Dijk fouled Nico OReilly in the box, earning a penalty for the home side.Erling Haaland sent goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili the wrong way from 12 yards to give his side the lead, causing the Etihad Stadium to erupt. The Norwegian then doubled Citys lead as he headed in Antoine Semenyos cross seconds before the half-time whistle.Match Report & Player Ratings: Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool (FA Cup Quarter Final)Things went from bad to worse for Liverpool in the second half as their opponents notched a third through a marvellous chip from Semenyo over Mamardashvili. The hosts did not have to wait long for Haaland to get a well-deserved hat-trick, his 12th for City since arriving in 2023.Matheus Nunes then fouled Hugo Ekitike in the box, presenting Mohamed Salah with an opportunity to get his name on the scoresheet. James Trafford stood tall and threw himself to the ground to deny the Egyptian winger from getting his side a consolation.Here are five things we learned from Citys Easter weekend victory over Liverpool!1. Haalands confidence is backA few uncertain months have followed Haalands blistering start to the campaign, with the goals and assists somewhat drying up as we moved into 2026. This has, of course, impacted the team negatively and led to some less-than-desirable results since Christmas.However, after a decent showing in the Carabao Cup final with some good link-up and hold-up play, the 25-year-old was back with a bang on Saturday afternoon. His three goals proved decisive in sending City through to the semi-final but his overall play exuded confidence, which was so good to see.Haaland getting in the right mindset couldnt have happened at a better time, with the Premier League title race into the last stretch and the FA Cup trophy just two matches away.2. City fit and firing ahead of title showdownAs mentioned above, alongside Haaland, Manchester City as a team has had some blips in form since the turn of the year. Following a dismal display away to Real Madrid and a disappointing draw with West Ham, things have really started to pick up for the Citizens.A battling performance from the 10 men hosting Los Blancos in Manchester was followed up with a sublime showing at Wembley to win the Carabao Cup. This energy and hunger were carried over into Saturdays game at the Etihad Stadium, with City looking like a different animal in recent games.With the Premier League title race at the make-or-break stage with Arsenal, Guardiolas side has to capitalise on this momentum and hurl themselves back into the mix before May.Abdukodir Khusanovs Real Madrid performance was his Manchester City coming-of-age3. Raw pace and power of KhusanovAbdukodir Khusanov was magnificent once again during Manchester Citys FA Cup win, despite consistently going under the radar with the media.As a fan and as a writer, it is oh so frustrating to hear pundits consistently refer to his debut against Chelsea in 2025 due to five bad minutes to start his career in England.Ever since that match, Khusanov has been the clubs best defender, showing raw pace and power to catch the quickest attackers and tackle them emphatically.Saturday was no different, with the young Uzbekistan international once again showing why he is one of the first and most important names on the City teamsheet these days.4. Traffords clean sheetJames Trafford has had a tough first season back at Manchester City, having arrived back at the club in the summer with the aim of being the first-choice goalkeeper. Not long after his arrival, Champions League winner Gianluigi Donnarumma was signed and the young English keeper found himself on the bench most weeks.When he has been given chances to play, Trafford has looked calm, composed and at times, immense. Starting at Wembley last month, he produced a triple save to ensure the silverware was brought back to Manchester, seeing him earn an England debut in the international break.Against Liverpool, he again looked assured between the sticks, even saving a penalty from an all-time Premier League great in Mohamed Salah. After several nearly men in the back-up goalkeeper spot over the years, City are finally blessed to have two sublime shotstoppers in their squad.5. Wembley again ole ole!Theres a reason why the sky blue faithful lovingly refer to Wembley as Etihad South. Since Guardiolas arrival in 2016, Manchester City have visited the home of Englands National Team a record-breaking 23 times.Despite not always coming away from Wembley with the trophy, the sheer number of appearances at Etihad South in the last decade is an incredibly impressive feat. With Liverpool easily dispatched on Saturday afternoon, City have booked their place in the FA Cup semi-final.Guardiolas side will look to avenge their past two campaigns, which both ended in defeat in the final, coming after 2023, when City last won the competition en route to a historic treble.

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Haaland scored moultiple goals in a game for the first time since December, as City showed they can still click into high gear when needed

MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 18: Luis Diaz of Bayern Monaco celebrates his goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Round of 16 Second Leg match between FC Bayern Mnchen and Atalanta BC at Football Arena Munich on March 18, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Image Photo Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images90+3 TOR! TOM BISCHOF SCORES FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX AGAIN. 2-2 BAYERN AND HE HAS TWO GOALS TO HIS NAME.90 EIGHT minutes are added on.87 Alphonso Davies is on!84 Musiala mishits the shot and it goes over.81 TOR! The ball just wont go inAND IT HAS! Tom Bischof gets one back for Bayern. 78 Bayern still lacking in the final ball.72 What would a Bayern match be if Bayern doesnt concede from a corner, right? They go and do just that 71 Kim Min-jae stops another attack from Freiburg.69 Another chance wasted.66 Jamal Musiala replaces Serge Gnabry.61 The corner is taken short and Gnabrys cross misses everyone and goes out.57 Olise nearly levels the game but his shot goes wide.56 Aleksandar Pavlovic, Konrad Laimer, and Michael Olise all brought on to help Bayern win the game.54 Holer misses another sitter.52 Lucas Holer skies his shot right in front of goal.46 Freiburg come running at Bayern immediately after the restart and nearly grab a goal. They go again and score anyway.45 Welcome back! Lets get the second 45 minutes underway.Halftime ObservationsIt has mostly been an even match but Freiburg definitely had the edge over the Rekordmeister. Bayern looked a bit shaky at times but managed to string a few attacking moves together and got attempts of their own.Manuel Neuer made three big saves that would otherwise easily have been a goal. Its like he hasnt missed a beat.Bayern appears to be struggling with Freiburgs wide attacking plays. Conversely, they have been more than equal to all of the home sides set-pieces. In the reverse fixture, Bayern went 0-2 down from two corners.45+3 Halftime! Freiburg had missed another chance just before Daniel Siebert blew for halftime.45+2 Bayern clear a corner kick by Freiburg.45 Three minutes of stoppage time is added on. Gnabry meanwhile shoots but his shot goes wide by mere inches.43 Karl shoots again but Atobulu spills it. Diaz tries the bicycle kick and it lands for Bischof who fires high and wide.42 Theres a scramble in the box but Bayern couldnt sneak the ball tthrough.40 Philipp Lienhart heads the corner kick wide.37 Karl finds Stanisic between the defenders but his heavy touch means the chance is gone.34 Neuer parries the ball off the line from close range!30 Gnabry with a pathetic free-kick.29 Matthias Ginter cautioned for his foul on Luis Diaz.28 Neuer saves AGAIN.27 Beste shoots low in the far corner, but Neuer is more than equal to it and saves it comfortably.25 Jonathan Tah commits a foul just outside the box; he gets a yellow card.24 Jan-Niklas Beste is flagged offside.20 Its ping-pong inside the Freiburg box which started from Lennart Karls bending shot. It ends with Kimmichs left-footed shot getting saved by Atobulu.19 Luis Diaz down, knocked down by Treu.15 Philipp Treu finds himself in a prime place to score but misses the target.12 Guerreiro accidentally blocks Tom Bischofs shot, off a Josip Stanisic pass.10 Serge Gnabry almost latches onto Raphael Guerreiros through ball, but Noah Atobulu rushes out and clears it.9 Joshua Kimmich felled by a nasty challenge from Johan Manzambi.5 Manuel Neuers slack pass gets intercepted by Freiburg players, but the shot is well wide of the mark.Kickoff! Auf gehts!Lineups are out! Theres a lot of rotation in this team; Vincent Kompany is obviously saving his best players for next week. So wir in Freiburg #SCFFCBpic.twitter.com/wkbCKkphwF FC Bayern Mnchen (@FCBayern) April 4, 2026Bayerns subs:Bayern subs:Urbig Upamecano, Musiala, Olise, Davies, It, Laimer, Pavlovi, Cardozo Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) April 4, 2026Freiburgs starting XI:Freiburg XI against Bayern pic.twitter.com/m2XanWyuWZ Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) April 4, 2026Bayern Munich welcomed back its players from the international break and theyre (mostly) in one piece upon touching down in Munich. Save for Harry Kanes absence, the Bavarians are at a decent level of strength heading into this match with SC Freiburg.Freiburg sit nine points outside of the European spots but with a maximum of 27 points still up for grabs until the end of the season, theyre looking to win any points they can. There is a chance they could do something, as Bayern is saving up for their massive Champions League clash with Real Madrid in the quarter-finals next week, but the Rekordmeister isnt willing to give away free points.Match InfoLocation:Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg, GermanyDate: Saturday, 4 April 2026Time:3:30 PM Local time | 9:30 AM EST | 6:30 AM PSTTV/streaming: ESPN+, Find Your CountryPredictionBayern wins 3-0 with goals from Serge Gnabry, Lennart Karl, and Luis Daz.Its Bayern time.While waiting for the match, do consider listening to the latest episode of Bavarian Podcast Works (more on that below) or you may read the selected reads below:Tips for commenting:If youre a new member, feel free to introduce yourself! Weremostlyvery friendly! 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