Riyad Mahrez struck the first FA Cup semi-final hat-trick since 1958 and featured a supreme solo second strike that took him slaloming through the middle and gave Wes Foderingham no chance.
This was just after the hour. The Algerian’s third followed five minutes later: a first-time shot from Jack Grealish’s low ball that again removed Sheffield United’s keeper from the equation, and sealed Manchester City’s berth in the final.
Pep Guardiola had complained that his side did not make enough passes as a way of avoiding exhaustion in Wednesday’s Champions League draw at Bayern Munich….
