English FA Cup semi-final
Manchester City v Liverpool
Wembley stadium, Saturday, 3.30pm (Live on BBC 1)
Jürgen Klopp claimed 6½ years at Liverpool had aged him, and that was before he became the Premier League’s longest-serving manager after Sean Dyche’s sacking on Friday. The intensity of a job that will be shaped by the finest margins over the coming weeks is the culprit but, far from hastening the end, this is what exhilarates him.
With one domestic trophy in the bag Liverpool turn their attentions to another on Saturday when returning to Wembley to renew acquaintances with Manchester City in an FA Cup semi-final. Thoughts will then turn to a Premier League title race separated by one point, with Manchester United and Everton visiting Anfield next week, before Villarreal arrive in the Champions League semi-final.
There is the odd complaint from Klopp – a 12.30pm kick-off scheduled at Newcastle between the Villarreal ties currently chief among them – …
- April 16, 2022
