Manchester City apologized for the behavior of its fans: "We are not represented"
The club and Guardiola expressed remorse after contempt for the minute of silence in memory of the Hillsborough victims.
The coach did not want to endanger de Brauna and admitted: "Liverpool's staff are better".
In England they claimed: "The game is over even before it started"
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16/04/2022
Saturday, April 16, 2022, 8:35 p.m.
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Summary: Manchester City - Liverpool 3: 2 (Sport 1)
The Manchester City treble dream was shelved tonight (Saturday) with a 3: 2 loss to Liverpool in the English Cup semi-final.
The Citizens trailed 3-0 at the break after an electrifying half by Liverpool, and although they scored a second goal in extra time, it was too little and too late.
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Looted the minute of silence.
Manchester City fans (Photo: Reuters)
Even before the game, an ugly incident occurred when Citizens fans looted the minute of silence in memory of 97 Liverpool fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster.
The Blues apologized to the opponent in an official statement: "The club is very disappointed with the behavior of some of our fans. The club apologizes from the bottom of its heart to anyone connected to Liverpool."
Disappointed coach Pep Guardiola also added regarding the incident: "The fans do not represent who we want to be."
Regarding the game itself, Guardiola included in the squad Kevin de Bruyne who was in doubt after being injured against Atletico Madrid, but ultimately chose not to share it: "I did not want to take a risk and lose him for the next games."
Apart from the Belgian, Kyle Walker was also absent due to injury, with senior stopper Ruben Diash also unfit for a long time.
"Right now Liverpool's staff are better," said Guardiola, "in the first half we were passive."
Guardiola defended him.
Stefan (Photo: Reuters)
The one who may have gone up to the Citizens in the relegation is the assistant goalkeeper, Zack Stefan, who, similar to the goal of the Cup games so far, has had the opportunity to open in Ederson's place.
The American goalkeeper lingered with the ball near the goal line in the 17th minute, the alert Sadio Mana ambushed him and pushed the net to 0: 2.
However, the Spanish manager chose not to attack, but to defend his goalkeeper: "It was a mistake, it happens. I'm sure it was not on purpose."
Following the first half in which Liverpool swept the pitch at Wembley, the Daily Mail claimed that the "game ended even before it started", stating: "It ended when De Brauna was injured in the match against Atletico Madrid. It ended when the City players, physically and emotionally exhausted It ended when the Guardiola, who made seven changes in 11, broadcast that he preferred the league and the Champions League, and could not be blamed for that. City's squad is not as deep as Liverpool's, no matter how "How City will try to hide it, winning the Champions League first has become its sacred goal, and everything else is secondary. It ended when Jürgen Klopp gave some of his senior players a rest against Benfica and when he came up tonight with the strongest squad."
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