Liverpool star sees ‘turning point’ after praising Man City’s dominance
Manchester City beat Liverpool 4-0 in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday thanks to a hat-trick from Erling Holland.
Dominik Szoboszlai believes that Erling Haaland’s header just before half-time shifted the momentum in favour of Manchester City, leading to their 4-0 victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup on Saturday. City took the lead on 39 minutes when Nico O’Reilly was tripped by Virgil van Dijk and Holland scored from the resulting penalty.
Holland headed home Anton Semino’s cross to add a second just before half-time. Shortly after the break, Semino made it three to secure City’s place at Wembley. Holland still had time to claim his hat-trick as he converted O’Reilly’s low cross.
Szoboszlai cut disappointing figures at full-time as the Liverpool players thanked the fans for their support. After the match, the Hungary international praised the Blues and explained the game’s winning and losing points. “I believe the second goal, rather than the penalty, was the pivotal moment that altered the course of the game,” he stated.
“One minute to go, and you can go into halftime 1-0, and you’ve conceded one before that; it’s not a positive thing to realise afterwards that you still have a chance against Manchester City.” Some teams can go 2-0 down against City. Therefore, I would argue that the second goal marked a pivotal moment.
For City, the result continues the momentum that began at Wembley last month. Having won the Carabao Cup, the Blues still have a realistic shot at winning the domestic treble.
Standing in their way in the Premier League is Arsenal. The Gunners are nine points clear of the Blues going into the run-in.
However, Pep Guardiola’s side has Crystal Palace to play, and they will also welcome Arsenal to the Etihad Stadium in a couple of weeks. While City is in an upbeat mood, the Gunners are struggling.
Mikel Arteta’s side followed up a disappointing defeat to City at Wembley with a poor result against Southampton on Saturday.
