Manchester City reach FA Cup final after Bernardo Silva’s late strike sinks Chelsea

had been to channel the anguish from the midweek Champions League quarter-final exit against Real Madrid into something more positive and it surely applied most strongly to one of their number.

Kevin De Bruyne had been a symbol of their performance; trying everything but not seeing it all come off, by any means. Yet when he surged on to a pass towards the byline from the substitute, Jérémy Doku, his cut-back flicked off the leg of the Chelsea goalkeeper, Djordje Petrovic, and there was Silva, opening up his body to guide the shot goalwards.

Guardiola started with Phil Foden as one of his central midfielders, Silva working off the right wing, Julián Álvarez up front. It was Foden who might have given City the lead in the 15th minute after Álvarez worked a square pass to De Bruyne and he played the through ball. Foden had only Petrovic to beat but his first touch was slightly too heavy, making the angle too tight and the chance was gone.

Nobody in sky blue was going to catch Jackson and it looked good when he dropped his shoulder and went left, around Stefan Ortega. Then he hesitated and did not shoot, howls of frustration rippling around the Chelsea end. Jackson was playing catch-up after that. The pass inside for a teammate was never on.Chelsea grew into the game. Conor Gallagher worked ferociously on the left of midfield, bringing the hustle, and they got forward with some slick one-touch moves, at times.

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