No Sheffield United blame game over mistakes v Man City as focus turns to promotion bid

United’s hopes of reaching a first FA Cup final since 1936 were ended by a 3-0 defeat to City at the national stadium, on an afternoon tinged with regret after mistakes led to Riyad Mahrez’s first two goals on his way to a semi-final hat-trick.

First Daniel Jebbison’s rash challenge on Bernardo Silva gave Mahrez the chance to open the scoring from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time before a poor decision from Max Lowe enabled the Algerian to run through the middle of United’s defence and put his side 2-0 up, effectively ending the game as a contest.

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