Semi-final draw Coventry City v Manchester United Manchester City v Chelsea Ties to be played at Wembley on the weekend of 20-21 April Match report The last word goes to Phil Keegan. “Paul Madeley,” he says, “would have enjoyed that game.” The MBM will be back on Tuesday to bring you Ajax v Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League. Thanks for your company, correspondence and views on the roof of the net. It’s been a blast, a rollicking rollercoaster of an FA Cup tie. I’ve got to go off and find a talking point about this game. There may be one or two to choose from. And here is Jürgen Klopp, whose victory march was halted by Amad’s big moment. “United had a better start, we had not a good start,” he says. "We adapted really well to what they did and played a top game. After 2-1 up, we had so many chances where we had to kill the game off. The rest is already history. Normal time, nearly there. Extra time, nearly there, and then we lose the game. That’s all right, I cannot ask the boys for more. We’ve had the much more intense season, everybody knows that – just count the games. “Today was hard, because of United’s quality and [the way] they took a lot of risks. I absolutely respect that. Congratulations to United for going to the semi-final, and we have a game less, or two games less, and we have to use that.” Next it’s Erik ten Hag’s turn. He’s so hoarse he sounds like Sean Dyche with a Dutch accent. “Very good spirit, very good mentality,” he says. “First 35 minutes for me was the best minutes of the season. But then gaps between the lines and you can’t allow this against Liverpool, one of the best teams in Europe. So we had to change things… We have a team for the future that is very good – Dallo, Garnacho. All the others I like too, Bruno, Rashford. Despite all the injuries – yesterday Jonny Evans dropped out in the last minute of training.” Now Amad is giving an interview. He has his shirt on again – not a red one, possibly a training top. Is that the best goal of his life? “I think so, important moment, against Liverpool. This is football, you have to believe every moment.” The winning move: “I want to give the ball back to Garnacho, but I can’t, so I shoot.” And as a replay shows, he found the inside of the far post. In the excitement he forgot that he already had a yellow card, so he took his shirt off. “But the most important [thing] for me was to win.” So the Manchester teams are kept apart. And United will take part in the Mark Robins derby. Both games will be held at Wembley on the weekend of 20-21 April. Semi-final draw Ian Wright does the honours in the ITV studio. Coventry are first out of the bag and they will play Man United. So Chelsea will play Man City. An old Guardian hand writes. “Dearest Tim,” says Mac Millings, which probably means I’m about to be told off. “Bruno Fernandes did not (24 min) find ‘the wrong side of the roof of the net’ -- he found the roof of the net. Had it been on the other side, he would have found the ceiling of the net. Yours always, Mac Millings.” Ha. United finished the game with only two recognised defenders – Maguire and Dalot. Graeme Souness can’t believe it. Amo, amas, Amad. A reminder that these two teams meet again, same place, same time, on Sunday 7 April. I wonder if Amad will get on the pitch. For a calm appraisal of what just happened, we go live to a senior United supporter. “We’re on our way to Wembley,” says Eric Frank Anderson. “E yah adeoo. Eat your sausage, Jurgen. Mamma mia, wonders never cease!” So the FA Cup semi-finalists are … Man City, Man United, Chelsea and Coventry. The draw follows shortly. Rashford, who rose to the occasion at both ends of the game, joins Fernandes, United’s new centre-back, to talk to ITV. “Huge occasion,” Rashford says. “We’ve not had the season we wanted, but … it’s a massive night in the history of United.” The magic of the Cup. Ten Hag is smiling as if he’s just been to Klopp’s dentist. FULL TIME! United 4-3 Liverpool It’s over. Klopp has a hug for Erik ten Hag, who still has his job. 124 min I have no idea how much time is left… Red card for Amad! The corner was headed away by McTominay. Amad won the ball on the edge of the United area and raced away with Garnacho. The pass came late, but not too late, as Amad calmly found the far corner. Amad then got sent off, apparently for taking his shirt off. It’s bedlam. GOALLLLL! United 4-3 Liverpool (Amad 121) The corner backfires. 120 min And Liverpool have a corner! Dalot had to concede it after doing well to get a tackle in. 119 min Garnacho and Antony threaten to stage an escape down the United left. Bradley (I think) stops it with a foul on Garnacho. We are into Van Dijk time. 118 min Tsimikas hits a skimming cross, possibly a shot, that tests Onana. He passes the test. 117 min Rashford and McTominay combine again. This time Rashford is the supplier, with a neat low cross; McTominay’s shot is just wide. 116 min United sub: Mason Mount for Lindelof. Antony is now left-back! 115 min Mac Allister fouls Maguire on the Liverpool left … but the decision goes the other way. Fernandes launched the ball forward from his new spot at centre-back. McTominay did well, feeding Rashford, who produced that cool side-foot slot into the corner that he loves. It’s his third goal in successive games. GOAL! United 3-3 Liverpool (Rashford 112) He’s done it. 110 min United’s best hope is Eriksen finding Rashford. He does so now and Rashford plays the Hojlund role, holding the ball up, winning a free kick. United pile upfield and Maguire has a shot, straight at the keeper. Liverpool counter, only for Nunez to be pickpocketed by Amad. We’re back where we began – end to end. 108 min Fernandes plays on for now, deep in defence, and almost hands Liverpool a gift with a misplaced pass. Ten Hag does some yelling. Kelleher gets a yellow card for time-wasting. 107 min As the game re-starts, United have another problem: Bruno Fernandes is hobbling. Have they got any subs left? I’ve lost count. The answer seems to be yes, as you can have a sixth sub in extra time. HALF-TIME IN EXTRA TIME: United 2-3 Liverpool United were the better team in those 15 minutes, but their formation is now built on blind hope, and it allowed Elliott to take his time and get his slice of luck. 106 min Rashford goes close! After a fine run, he shoots right across goal, and wonders where Antony and Amad are. It was an action replay of Mac Allister’s goal. Another decent shot, made to look better by a killer deflection. GOAL! United 2-3 Liverpool (Elliott 105) Back in front! 103 min Rashford goes close again! But he’s offside, after being sent clear by Fernandes’ neat chip. 102 min Another United attack brings only another Liverpool free kick. 101 min Liverpool sub: Tsimikas for Gomez. “Watching this game,” says Paul Griffin, “you sense a Bruno Fernandes’ book entitled ‘On Leadership’ would not unduly trouble the best-seller lists, or revolutionise thinking around getting things done.” Ha. 100 min Lindelof hits a screamer into the side netting! Now I’ve seen it all. 99 min The corner yields a shot from Garnacho, blocked. The ball goes all the way to Onana and back again. Maguire, in the inside-left channel, hooks a cross over to Rashford, which Kelleher is able to grab. 98 min Garnacho, released by Amad, takes on Bradley and wins a corner. 97 min Antony tries another shot, into the traffic. Amad tries to mop up the loose ball but commits a foul. On xG, United are actually ahead, by something like 1.96 to 1.65. 93 min Liverpool weave a few patterns with their passing and Mac Allister has a free header, just over. 92 min United seem to have a back three – Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire. Fernandes has dropped deep next to Eriksen, with McTominay ahead of them and a front four of Antony, Amad, Rashford and Garnacho – two right-wingers and two left. 91 min Play resumes with everyone trying to work out what United’s formation is… And Antony comes close to another one! It’s his trademark shot, left-foot, over the bar. Rashford, by the way, was probably offside. Liverpool have bossed the game for the past hour, yet they haven’t found the net since their five-minute purple patch, just before half-time. They should still win because they’re so good at sealing the deal, but United did rattle them at the end of the 95 minutes, just like at the start. EXTRA TIME! United 2-2 Liverpool That was the last kick of normal time. Not all that normal. 90+3 min It feels like now or never for United… and Rashford, sent clean through by Eriksen, side-foots wide! 90+2 min Head tennis in the Liverpool box: Maguire’s head to the fore. 90+2 min United charge forward, rather scrappily, but they win a corner at the Stratford End. 90+1 min Only four added minutes – old-school. 90 min United have new life in their legs. Antony crosses to Garnacho, who crosses back, but overhits it. 89 min Liverpool hit the post! They surged forward and had about six openings for a shot. 88 min McTominay did well, holding off the Liverpool midfield. Antony picked the ball up, passed to Garnacho, got it back, spun and planted a neat weaker-foot shot in the corner. That’s only his second goal of the season, and the first was in the cup too – at Newport. GOAL! United 2-2 Liverpool (Antony 87) Oh. My. God. 85 min Ten Hag rolls the dice, removing Varane, who’s been good as usual, and sending on the lesser-spotted Amad. Possibly not at centre-back. 84 min Nunez gets his head to the corner but can’t keep it down. Liverpool do some strolling around at the back. 83 min Antony gets into a 50-50 with Endo, who wins it, hands down. Liverpool get forward and win yet another corner. 81 min United “have been terrible second half,” says Dixon, “but they’re still in it, that’s the thing.” Only just. 79 min As well as his ovation, Mainoo got a high-five from Klopp. 78 min Breaking after a United corner, Liverpool have a five-on-two. Five! Dalot does well to stick a toe in. Finally a United change in midfield: Mainoo off, to a big ovation; Christian Eriksen on. 76 min Liverpool subs: Bradley for Robertson, not unexpectedly; Gakpo for Salah, more surprisingly. Klopp showing faith in his understudies, as ever. 75 min Those changes from Ten Hag did nothing to change the balance of power in midfield, which is still being ruled by Endo and Mac Allister, with a little help from the bustling energy of Elliott. 75 min United get forward for the first time in a while. Garnacho can’t quite find Rashford, but then Antony has a pop from distance. Fernandes has a shot too, well blocked. 73 min A Liverpool sub too: Elliott for Szoboszlai. 71 min United subs: Ten Hag takes off the two players who came back from injury. It’s Antony for Højlund, Maguire for Wan-Bissaka, so Lindelöf will go to full-back and Rashford will go up top. 70 min Klopp is unhappy about something. It may be a first-world problem. 68 min Liverpool’s possession has gone from 57pc to 62. Erik ten Hag needs to do something, and he has two subs lined up – but I’m not sure the answer to his problem is Harry Maguire and Antony. 67 min As Szoboszlai makes a menacing run, Mainoo gets a vital tackle in. 65 min Diaz goes on a run, from the left into the middle, and tees up Salah, whose shot is tame by his standards. 65 min Liverpool keep the ball for a bit, allowing the game to slow down a little. They are winning the midfield now. 63 min Soon enough, Nunez has a blast at the near post, forcing Onana to concede a corner, whereupon Diaz has a shot that’s blocked. 62 min Two minutes pass without a shot. What’s up? 60 min As the hour glass fills up, Gomez goes into the book for jumping onto Wan-Bissaka’s head.