The tame back pass from John Stones trickled toward Zack Steffen. Just a simple clearance was needed by Manchester City's backup goalkeeper with Liverpool already leading.
One touch controlled the pass. The second touch was ... doing what? The dawdling American just took too long.
Liverpool moved into a two-goal lead -- building on Ibrahima Konate's header -- and Mane scored again before halftime to clinch an eventual 3-2 victory over City on Saturday and reach a first FA Cup final in a decade. Their 2-2 draw last Sunday in the league prevented Liverpool from moving into first place, and left City a point in front.
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