FA Cup final booked — and the title race is alive

FA Cup final: City are through

City beat Southampton 2–1 in the semi-final and are into the FA Cup final (1). On the women's side, Khadija Shaw came off the bench and City came back from 2–0 down to beat Chelsea 3–2 after extra time, setting up a final against Brighton (3). Shaw's future has been the subject of speculation, but she answered it on the pitch (3) (6).

Title race: Arsenal open up a five-point gap

Arsenal beat West Ham 1–0, which puts them five points clear of City with two games to go — but City have a game in hand (7) (8). It's tight, not over. City need to win their games in hand and hope Arsenal slip. That's the reality right now.

Foden: Guardiola still believes, but wants more

Foden has struggled for consistency in the second half of the season. Guardiola saw positive signs in his cameo recently and is publicly calling on him to rediscover his "turn and go" directness (4). Guardiola hasn't given up on him — but the message is clear: Foden needs to find that edge again.

Gvardiol wanted by Real Madrid

Real Madrid are reportedly interested in signing Gvardiol this summer, according to Spanish outlet Fichajes. Bayern Munich are also credited with interest (2). Nothing confirmed, but losing Gvardiol would be a serious blow to City's defensive plans.

Sources

  • 1. mynet.com — Manchester City, Federasyon Kupası'nda finale yükseldi
  • 2. soccernews.com — Real Madrid want to sign Josko Gvardiol from Manchester City
  • 3. news.sky.com — Shaw forgets speculation over future as Man City set up Brighton FA Cup final
  • 4. readmancity.com — Pep Guardiola tells Phil Foden not to lose ‘turn and go’ edge
  • 6. bbc.com — Why Man City would be foolish to let Shaw leave
  • 7. 101greatgoals.com — Arteta ‘going to remember this day’ after Arsenal victory over West Ham
  • 8. mundodeportivo.com — El mensaje de Arteta tras quedar a un paso de ganar la Premier