He is pressured by Sterling inside in his own box and loses out to the England international, but he is then caught in two minds and Arsenal clear it out for a corner. The opening exchanges were somewhat predictable: City were dominating possession and trying to construct intricate moves, but …
The club - which said in May that it was "entirely confident" of being cleared over an alleged £60million breach - had launched a concerted challenge at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne.
"This strategic planning has allowed us to create an environment in which continued on-pitch success is both possible and likely, and financial sustainability is a reality," he said. Man City were out very early, so will they put things right? The Court of Arbitration for Sport might have allowed them back into the Champions League for the next two seasons but Arsenal showed them no mercy here. Another nice bit of play from Arsenal, with Lacazette spreading the play to the right before Walker heads behind Bellerin's cross for the corner.
Man of the Match: Bernardo Silva. It’s often the physical, uncompromising sides who cause City the most problems, and we were far from our best for much of the game. Profits will almost certainly rise again next year given City have already qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League. In a season that has ebbed, flowed and see-sawed throughout, the lead at the top has now changed hands 30 times, more than in any other campaign. City described their wage-to-revenue ratio of 59 per cent as "healthy".
Thank you for joining us, and keep an eye out for all the reaction from Wembley. Their shock 2-0 victory was a triumph of uncharacteristic resilience in defence, led by a brilliant display from David Luiz, and of clinical finishing from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who scored goals in each half to dump City out of the competition they won last year by trouncing Watford in the final. Government warned football structure at risk of 'collapse' without spectators, Number of Premier League penalties on course to treble this season, Telegraph football writers on how to solve the handball chaos, Lazio in talks to sign Andreas Pereira on season-long loan from Manchester United, Why Kieran Tierney is the key piece in Mikel Arteta's Arsenal revolution. City were widely expected to win this match and claim the FA Cup as their consolation prize for losing the Premier League but they spurned chance after chance and never looked at their best.
It was a brilliant finish to a superb move.
Manchester City moved back top of the Premier League table with two matches left to play after a 1-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor. Liverpool vs Arsenal player ratings: Who shone as reigning champions maintained perfect start to the season? On cue, Luiz intercepted a long ball forward, chested it down, and played a slide-rule pass through to Aubameyang.
The last time Arsenal beat Man City was in the 2017 FA Cup semi final. LIVE: Norwich 0-1 Burnley - Chris Wood breaks the deadlock... Manchester City 'refuse to pay more than £31.8 million' for... Bayern Munich's Thiago Alcantara would have to play slighter... 'They might end up having to pay him just to leave': Paul... CHRIS SUTTON: Chelsea will have the possession in Wembley... {"id":"8521749","channel":"/sport","pageUrl":"https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8521749/Arsenal-vs-Manchester-City-FA-Cup-Semi-Final-2020-Live-Match-Report.html","status":"running","greenBox":{"body":""},"modifiedOrder":1}. It is easy to mock Arsenal’s talent for self-destruction but the goal was crafted from the courage to stick to their plan of playing the ball out from the back and beating the City press.