Manchester City must overcome Nottingham Forest to reach a third successive FA Cup final. By Man City ’s high standards, it has been a disappointing campaign. They suffered early exits in the Champions League and the Carabao Cup in addition to putting up a rather weak defence of their Premier League crown.

The 2-1 quarter-final success over Bournemouth represents one of five wins that the Citizens have picked up in their last six games, prevailing in each of their last three versus Crystal Palace, Everton and most recently Aston Villa, where a last-gasp Matheus Nunes strike saved the day.