City celebrate at Wembley
Manchester City reached the FA Cup final for a fourth consecutive year with a 2-1 win over Southampton at Wembley Stadium. Finn Azaz gave the Saints the lead with a superb curling effort but his strike was cancelled out by Jeremy Doku moments later.
With time running out, Nico Gonzalez won the game with a thunderbolt. The win means City will face either Chelsea or Leeds United in next month's final.
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Here are the player ratings from the _Manchester Evening News:_
**James Trafford:** Not much to do. Needed to think quickly to play the role of sweeper. **6**
**Matheus Nunes:** Solid at full-back but had an injury scare at the end of the first half. Was fit enough to continue and did fine after the break **6**
**John Stones:** Assured on his return. Fittingly wore the armband at Wembley. **6**
**Nathan Ake:** Made an important interception in an otherwise quiet first half. He did excellently to deny a goalscoring opportunity shortly after the break. **7**
**Rayan Ait-Nouri:** Same as Nunes in the first 45 minutes. Was a greater attacking threat in the second half before being replaced. **6**
**Nico Gonzalez:** A solid performance anchoring midfield. Looked comfortable alongside Kovacic and then produced a beauty to win it. **7**
**Mateo Kovacic:** Found the pockets nicely to link up play. His run nearly led to a goal and was replaced only to manage his minutes. **7**
**Rayan Cherki:** Quiet first half but woke up after the break. Not his best performance by any stretch. **6**
**Tijjani Reijnders:** Struck the post early, albeit the flag was up. Should have hit the target with 20 minutes to go. **6**
**Phil Foden:** Looked off the pace. Outmuscled by Caspar Jander to sum up his day. **4**
**Omar Marmoush:** Too hesitant in front of goal. He had a lot of chances but failed to convert any. Replaced by Haaland. **4**
**Jeremy Doku:** Sparked City into life and terrorised the Saints defence. Could have sealed it at the death. **8**
**Savinho:** Forced a good save. **6**
**Erling Haaland:** Quiet cameo. **6**
**Nico O'Reilly:** Solid at full-back. **6**
**Bernardo Silva:** Helped to calm the team. **6**