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Erling Haaland treble and goal by Antoine Semenyo give City 4-0 win, as Liverpool\u2019s Mohamed Salah misses a penalty.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Erling Haaland hit a hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Liverpool 4-0 to reach the FA Cup semifinals and increase the pressure on Reds boss Arne Slot.<\/p>\n Haaland netted twice late in the first half of the quarterfinal at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday and completed his treble after the interval following an Antoine Semenyo strike.<\/p>\n list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n With Liverpool trailing by four, Mohamed Salah had a penalty saved by City goalkeeper James Trafford to compound a miserable afternoon for the under-fire Slot.<\/p>\n Liverpool\u2019s tame surrender was a bitter blow to Slot, who had to endure chants of \u201cyou\u2019re getting sacked in the morning\u201d from gloating City fans.<\/p>\n They head to Paris Saint-Germain for the Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Wednesday with Slot desperately needing a victory over the holders to keep the critics at bay.<\/p>\n Slot\u2019s team, who have just two wins in their last seven matches in all competitions, are fifth in the Premier League and far from certain to qualify for next season\u2019s Champions League.<\/p>\n It is a remarkable decline for Slot, who just 12 months ago was on the brink of leading Liverpool to their record-equalling 20th English title.<\/p>\n City\u2019s ruthless performance took them into the FA Cup semifinals for an eighth successive season.<\/p>\n Liverpool made a bright start but Hugo Ekitike fired just wide from the edge of the area before Salah wasted a golden opportunity in the 14th minute, dragging his shot wide from just six yards out.<\/p>\n Ekitike lashed wastefully wide with a snap-shot from nine metres [10 yards] out as Liverpool paid the price for failing to make the pressure count.<\/p>\n Fresh from scoring twice in City\u2019s recent League Cup final victory over Arsenal, Nico O\u2019Reilly was key to City\u2019s 39th-minute opener.<\/p>\n Matheus Nunes picked out O\u2019Reilly in the Liverpool area and as he twisted away from Virgil van Dijk, the defender\u2019s clumsy trip conceded a penalty that Haaland converted in clinical fashion.<\/p>\n Haaland had scored just once in his previous six games in all competitions. But the prolific Norway striker is never far from a hot streak and he doubled City\u2019s advantage on the stroke of half-time.<\/p>\n Rayan Cherki found Semenyo\u2019s run and he lofted a pinpoint cross towards Haaland, who made a perfectly timed run in front of Ibrahima Konate to glance a superb header past Giorgi Mamardashvili.<\/p>\n Liverpool were in disarray and Semenyo landed the knockout blow five minutes after the interval.<\/p>\n Cherki\u2019s pass sent Semenyo sprinting in behind the flat-footed Van Dijk to clip a deft finish over Mamardashvili.<\/p>\n Haaland completed the 28th treble of his career in the 57th minute, drilling home via the underside of the bar after O\u2019Reilly teed him up 11 metres [12 yards] from goal.<\/p>\n On a prolonged farewell tour after announcing he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, Salah produced the latest in a long line of lacklustre performances.<\/p>\n The Egyptian\u2019s struggles were encapsulated by his second-half penalty miss after Nunes fouled Ekitike.<\/p>\n Haaland, meanwhile, praised his teammates for recovering from a difficult opening period to take charge of the game.<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, in the first half, we struggled a bit, but after 30 minutes, we kept going, and in the end, it was an amazing game at home,\u201d Haaland told broadcaster TNT Sport.<\/p>\n \u201cAnother Wembley trip for us, it\u2019s amazing and important.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked if it was City\u2019s best performance this season, he replied: \u201cI think so. Between 30 and 60 minutes, it was one of the better ones.\u201d<\/p>\n Later on Saturday, Chelsea host third tier strugglers Port Vale and Premier League leaders Arsenal visit Championship side Southampton.<\/p>\n West Ham meet Leeds at the London Stadium in the last quarterfinal on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Erling Haaland treble and goal by Antoine Semenyo give City 4-0 win, as Liverpool\u2019s Mohamed Salah misses a penalty. Erling Haaland hit a hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Liverpool 4-0 to reach the FA Cup semifinals and increase the pressure on Reds boss Arne Slot. 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