Liverpool withstood a last-gasp fightback from title rivals Manchester City to seal their place in next month’s FA Cup Final and keep hopes of an unprecedented quadruple alive at Wembley. Jurgen Klopp’s Reds inflicted all their damage in the opening 45 minutes in the second pulsating meeting between English football’s best two clubs in six days, with Ibrahima Konate rising highest to power home his third goal in as many matches from a corner. Sadio Mane then notched a decisive brace, first sliding in to double the advantage after a dreadful error from City goalkeeper Zack Steffen, starting in place of usual No1 Ederson. Mane’s spinning volley on the stroke of half-time looked to have ended the match as a contest, with Liverpool simply irresistible and their opponents - who made five changes from last Sunday’s 2-2 Premier League draw at the Etihad - in utter disarray after producing one of their worst halves under Pep Guardiola. However, Jack Grealish struck within two minutes of the restart after fine work from Gabriel Jesus to give City hope of an unlikely comeback. Liverpool looked to be confidently seeing the game out until Bernardo Silva’s close-range finish in the first minute of stoppage time set up a grandstand finish, in which Fernandinho, Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling all had chances to force extra time. But ultimately Carabao Cup winners Liverpool held on to book another return to Wembley on May 14, when they will face either Chelsea or Crystal Palace.