Liverpool travel to the Etihad for Saturday afternoon’s FA Cup quarter-final clash with Manchester City (kick-off 12.45pm).
This will be the seventh FA Cup tie between Manchester City and Liverpool. City progressed from the first two after replays in 1955-56 and 1972-73, but the Reds have since won each of the last four, most recently in the 2021-22 semi-final en route to winning what is their most recent FA Cup trophy.
Manchester City have already completed a Premier League double over Liverpool this season, and could win three successive meetings with the Reds in all competitions for the first time since March 1937 (four in a row). Indeed, the last side to beat Liverpool three times in a single campaign were West Ham in 2015-16.
Liverpool have progressed from 17 of their last 19 FA Cup quarter-final ties, although they lost 4-3 to Manchester United in their most recent in 2023-24. The Reds haven’t been eliminated from back-to-back FA Cup quarter-final appearances since 1967-68/1969-70 under Bill Shankly.
Liverpool won 3-1 away at Wolves in the fifth round, but haven’t won two away games against Premier League opponents within a single FA Cup campaign since 2005-06, when they won at Portsmouth in the fourth round and Birmingham City in the quarter-final.
Mohamed Salah has scored in each of his last three FA Cup appearances, including in a quarter-final against Man Utd in 2023-24. The last player to score in four consecutive FA Cup appearances for Liverpool was Emile Heskey in 2000-01, whose run included a goal against Man City in the fifth round.
