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DANIEL MATTHEWS AT ST MARY'S: For an hour, this was a brilliant, breathless, bonkers Cup tie between two teams defined by their own bravery.

He hits his shot against the woodwork from close range and Jesus can't collect it on the far side. It hits Laporte which takes it bouncing over the line. He knocks it around Salisu before slotting the ball low into the bottom corner. ‘I would love to tell you that I am so clever and these substitutions happen, but this is not always the case,’ Guardiola smiled. Hasenhuttl lamented how his changes failed to have the desired impact. ‘There’s no need to make the step. That gifted the ball to Jesus who squared for Sterling to score via a deflection off Tino Livramento. The goal should have given City control. Once in this lifetime,’ said the City boss, as Liverpool now lie in wait at Wembley. ‘We are there for the titles and this is so nice, I would have signed at the start of the season to be in this position. Twice in the space of two minutes the arc of this game bent City’s way courtesy of scuffs off Southampton boots. Even after Stephens gifted Raheem Sterling the opener, Saints were daring and dangerous. City weren’t so charitable after the break.

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"They were really on the back foot today, you don't see Man City very often kicking balls long from the goal kick. I must say that we have played much better than the last home game against them when we drew. Quarter-finals of the Champions League, Premier League two or three games, semi-final of the FA Cup, arriving in the later stages of the season we are there, it is nice. "The goal we conceded was a consequence of that. However, City moved through the gears in the second half once Kevin De Bruyne had converted a penalty. It is not easy."

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“I’m not going to talk about VAR, or what could have been in the game. “It was a brilliant atmosphere. If we scored earlier it would be a completely different game. Now here we go. “We could have played better, but we should have scored in the first half. “I don’t think we are the dream draw for anyone, but it will be a tough tie and we have to make sure it will be tough for City as well.

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At the start of the second half Southampton worked well to break down City’s attacks and disrupt their playing style, while they had attempts of their own, including a James Ward-Prowse strike from range that Steffen was able to gather. Oriol Romeu had a chance to level the tie just before the half-time break, but his well-hit effort from the edge of the box was straight at City goalkeeper Zack Steffen. Jack Stephens failed to clear his lines, allowing Gabriel Jesus to attack the loose ball and play in Sterling in the centre of the box, and the England forward made no mistake slotting home via a slight deflection off Tino Livramento.

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De Bruyne’s penalty, Foden's stunner and Mahrez’s 22nd of the season blew away the Saints after a Laporte own goal had seen Southampton level Raheem Sterling’s opener. City roared back into lethal form at just the right time to keep their treble bid alive. Just before half-time, City lost the ball and it eventually led to Aymeric Laporte deflecting the ball into his own goal.