On April 16, 2022, Liverpool and Manchester City will meet again, this time in the FA Cup semis at Wembley Stadium. The titleholders, Manchester City, lead Liverpool by a point after their enthralling 2-2 draw at the Etihad on Sunday.
Both teams have come through their Champions League quarter-final tests, but Liverpool, who rested seven first-choice starters at home to Benfica, should be fresher than City, who came through a fierce battle with Atletico Madrid in Spain.
For Liverpool, this is a chance to win an unprecedented quadruple of trophies this season, while City have hopes of a treble. The FA Cup may no longer have the status it once enjoyed, but the fact that Saturday's game pits two of the strongest sides in the world together has added extra spice to the occasion.
"It is a massive competition, massive competition," said Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp, whose club last reached the semis in 2015, several months before he took charge.
"Now we are there and it means everything to us, to be honest. I hope our people can get to London. I hope they can make it and that we have the atmosphere a semi-final between Liverpool and City deserves," added Klopp.
