This archive report was first published on 29 June 2020.
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne (right) scores from the penalty spot in their 2-0 win over Newcastle on June 28.
Manchester City regained their focus in the FA Cup, beating Newcastle 2-0 on June 28 to reach the semi-finals. The win came after a 2-1 defeat at Chelsea in midweek, which crowned Liverpool Premier League champions for the first time in 30 years.
City will face Arsenal at an empty Wembley in the last four next month after the Gunners struck in stoppage time to beat Sheffield United 2-1. Chelsea were 1-0 victors at Leicester thanks to Ross Barkley's winner, setting up a semi-final clash with Manchester United.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes it is easier for his team to focus on cup glory for the rest of the season. 'In the Premier League we are struggling to focus,' he admitted. 'Now the Cup and the Champions League it is a little bit different.'
City were utterly dominant in the first half but had to wait until Gabriel Jesus was pushed by Javier Manquillo inside the box eight minutes before half-time for De Bruyne to break the deadlock. 'We should score more but we played really well and created enough chances to score a lot of goals,' said De Bruyne.
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard made six changes to the team that beat City and was nearly made to pay by a very slow start from his side at the King Power. The former England midfielder showed his dissatisfaction by sending on Barkley, Mateo Kovacic, and Cesar Azpilicueta at half-time. Chelsea instantly looked more vibrant after the changes and took the lead in the 63rd minute.
Arsenal midfielder Dani Ceballos fired his team into the semi-finals with a late winner against Sheffield United. Nicolas Pepe put Mikel Arteta's men ahead with a first-half penalty, but the hosts equalised with three minutes left before Ceballos slotted low past Dean Henderson from a narrow angle in the first minute of stoppage time.
