Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva will be hoping to get his hands on the FA Cup trophy before he departs the club at the end of the 2025/26 season.
Pep Guardiola’s Man City mauled Liverpool 4-0 in their FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday, with Erling Haaland helping himself to a hat-trick.
And the men from Manchester are firm 4/9 favourites with bookmakers SkyBet to lift the famous trophy after drawing Southampton in the semi-finals at Wembley.
Daniel Farke’s Leeds United were pegged back to a 2-2 draw with West Ham after extra time – but booked their last-four spot with a 4-2 win on penalties.
Liam Rosenior’s Chelsea face Farke’s Whites after powering past League One Port Vale, who shipped seven goals and tumbled out of the cup following a 7-0 lashing by the Londoners.
Championship side Southampton secured the shock of the quarter-finals, knocking Premier League leaders Arsenal out with a 2-1 win that left Mikel Arteta shell-shocked.
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Saints march on to semis
Saints are 18/1 to win the FA Cup and face Man City in the semi-finals, which will take place at Wembley Stadium on either Saturday April 25, or Sunday April 26.
Leeds United are available with bookmakers at 17/2, while Chelsea are second favourites at 11/4.
Man City talisman Silva, however, will be doing all he can to add another trophy to his glittering collection, won since he moved to the blue side of Manchester.
Trophy-laden spell
The 31-year-old Portugal playmaker has won six Premier League titles and one Champions League during his nine seasons with Man City.
But he will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the current season, with Barcelona and Juventus in the running to sign Silva on a free transfer in the summer.
Silva is yet to make a decision on his next move, with a switch to Saudi Arabia or the MLS also a possibility.
But Man City assistant manager Pep Lijnders admitted to the press after the Liverpool win that it will be hard to replace Silva, mainly due to his ‘unique’ range of skills and work ethic.
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Unique player
“You never replace a player with the same kind of player, because they don’t exist. Bernardo Silva is unique,” said Lijnders.
“The way he controls games, the way he moves, the way he receives, the way he leads, the way he sees the solutions, all these things.
“You never search for a replacement of one type of player, you search for what is needed to grow with the team and somebody who can fit in the first XI.
“And then you hope with our academy, with the young players we already bought, that they can make that step as well in the midfield positions.
“But if you see our young boys in the academy, they have to make that step and to grow.
“But the most important is that the seniors will stay for a long time, that they stay, that the core is there and around that you can move.”
Good farewell
He added on Sky Sports: “It will be hard, because as I said, in the game, when he’s not playing, you will see how he’s missed. And that’s one game. Imagine a season?
“But every good story comes to an end.
“I hope he enjoys the last months, it is only six weeks, and he has a good farewell and he deserves all that attention as well.”
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