Swansea squander two-goal lead as Man City fight back to reach FA Cup semis

Manchester City have qualified for the English FA Cup semifinals after they came from behind to beat Swansea 3-2 on Saturday.

City dramatically kept their quadruple bid on track by coming from two goals down to beat their hosts.

Swansea led 2-0 inside 30 minutes through Matt Grimes’ penalty and Bersant Celina’s spectacular second, and were in the lead at halftime.

The Pep Guardiola side began the comeback when Bernardo Silva scored in the 69th minute to half the deficit.

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The visitors then levelled in contentious circumstances when Cameron Carter-Vickers was judged to have tripped Raheem Sterling in the area.

Sergio Aguero took the penalty and the ball hit the inside of the post before rebounding in off Nordfeldt for an own goal.

Aguero then sealed the win on 88 minutes when he beat Swansea keeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt with a diving header, with replays showing he was offside but the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was not used.

City join Watford, who defeated Crystal Palace earlier on Saturday, in the semifinal of the competition.

Manchester United will face Wolverhampton Wanderers later on Saturday, while Brighton will take on Millwall on Sunday.

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