Riyad Mahrez scored the first ever FA Cup semi-final hat-trick at Wembley Stadium as Manchester City eased into the final with a 3-0 defeat of Sheffield United.
It was also the first hat-trick in the semi-final of the competition since Alex Dawson bagged a treble for Manchester Utd against Fulham in 1958.
Man City went ahead just before the interval after Daniel Jebbison brought down Bernardo Silva in the area
Mahrez, assuming penalty-taking duties after Haaland fired over against Bayern Munich in midweek, confidently sent Foderingham the wrong way.
The second half continued in much the same fashion, with United struggling to gain any meaningful possession.
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Riyad Mahrez scored the first ever FA Cup semi-final hat-trick at Wembley as he poses with ball
Mahrez scored from the spot after Daniel Jebbison brought down Bernardo Silva in the area
Mahrez coolly slotted the second past goalkeeper Wse Foderingham in the 61st minute
City gradually turned the screw and they doubled the lead just after the hour as Mahrez seized the ball in midfield and was allowed to run through unchallenged. With no sign of a tackle as he reached the box, he coolly slotted past Foderingham.
He completed his treble five minutes later.
Again the United defence were helpless, this time allowing Jack Grealish to clip in a ball from the left.
Mahrez sits in the Wembley changing room after the game with his man of the match award
City move into the FA Cup final where they will face Manchester United or Brighton
Mahrez met it with a sweet strike from in front of goal and, despite getting a hand to it, Foderingham was unable to keep it out.
Guardiola then began to turn his attention to Arsenal and made a number of changes.
City confidently played out time and will now return to the national stadium in June to face rivals Manchester United or Brighton.
The two sides will meet on Sunday at Wembley in the second of the weekend’s semi-finals, 40 years after clashing in the famous 1983 final.