Jurgen Klopp hailed the best 45 minutes of his Anfield reign as Liverpool reached their first FA Cup Final in a decade.
Liverpool roared into a three goal lead in the opening half to maintain their ambitions of completing an unprecedented clean sweep but, true to form, Klopp refused to engage in discussions of his team doing the quadruple.
A header from Ibrahima Konate and a double from man of the match Sadio Konate left Manchester City startled and though the Premier League leaders staged a second half comeback they paid the ultimate price for Liverpool’s jet propelled first half.