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Jota sets up Manchester City semi-final date (unknown)

Liverpool have kept their quadruple hopes alive thanks to a late winner in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest from Diogo Jota.

FOREST WON'T GET A BETTER CHANCE THAN THAT! Johnson digs the ball out of his feet and whips in a beautiful cross for Zinckernagel to hammer past Alisson but he snatches the effort and it goes wide. Forest for the first time had a brief spell of possession and managed to create a dangerous scenario from the right wing through Johnson but his cross fell right into Alisson's arms. A ball is clipped over the Liverpool defence and Cafu finds himself in space but he snatches at the ball and fires high. Tsimikas whips in a ball with his weak foot and Jota pokes home to give Liverpool the lead. We have a goal at the City Ground! And it comes seconds after Forest should have taken the lead. Liverpool have kept their quadruple hopes alive thanks to a late winner in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest from Diogo Jota. They will face Manchester City in the semi-final at Wembley next month.

Diogo Jota sends Liverpool to FA Cup semifinals despite ... (ESPN)

Diogo Jota should've decided this tie far earlier, but his 78th-minute goal proved the winner as Liverpool eked out a 1-0 FA Cup win at Forest.

DF Virgil van Dijk, 7 -- Dealt well with Forest attacks that looked dangerous as the Championship side looked to find a way past Klopp's high line. MF Naby Keita, 8 -- Keita linked the play well in midfield and often looked like the Liverpool star most likely to make something happen. A perfect ball set up Jota for the opener. That was needed with the hosts making enough opportunities that could have resulted in a different story on another day. Close to giving away a penalty late on. Almost conceded through a mix-up in the second half but recovered well.

Jota 'bad game' shows how dangerous Liverpool are but Salah ... (Liverpool Echo)

John Aldridge discusses Liverpool's FA Cup win over Nottingham Forest and Diogo Jota's form in part one of his Liverpool weekly column.

That’s the last thing Liverpool need with big games coming up, but it is what it is. I had a poor game and scored the winner. If that had been the full first team on paper, it would have been over in the first half. But we saw it through at the end and that’s the main thing. It had the lot. The effort in the first half was very good.

South American Starlet Name-Drops Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk As ... (Sports Illustrated)

Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk has once again been mentioned as one of the best defenders in the world. This time, by Ecuador winger Gonzalo Plata.

Many consider Plata as one of the most promising and interesting players to follow in South America, and currently without a doubt he is Ecuador's best player. This time, by one of South America's brightest talents. It is no secret that many players around the world praise the Dutch defender as one of the best in the business.

Nottingham Forest 0 Liverpool 1 (unknown)

IT could have been something close to a procession had Roberto Firmino opened the scoring. But it becomes a serious contest. As ever, there is this thing within ...

The way Liverpool play isn’t a plug and play move; it is bespoke, built around remarkable qualities. But there is also a thing where Liverpool respond to the key events. For Liverpool, though, it is about setting up a glorious April. Your correspondent has long argued a good season is one which is still alive in April. Well, no season has ever been more alive as the clocks move forward. Then the shape changes to a 442 and there is clarity but not much quality. Ibrahima Konate is excellent under the circumstances and Liverpool are fortunate to have him. But no one has been so much in all the here and now as these lads. The fluidity doesn’t help — there is such a thing as too much flexibility. Europe has been the only target. No season has ever had as much going for it at this stage. For Forest it will feel like a decent audition should they match their ambitions this season. The best chance of the game for Nottingham Forest is followed by a Liverpool goal. As ever, there is this thing within matches around changing the times of the key events.

Liverpool earn tie which could break Guardiola as Man City test brings advantage (unknown)

The good, bad and ugly: Liverpool earned FA Cup progression against Nottingham Forest, setting up a mouth-watering meeting with Pep Guardiola and Man City.

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Thank you for subscribing!We have more newslettersShow meLiverpool had extra pressure piled on their FA Cup quarter-final meeting with Nottingham Forest before a ball had even been kicked, with the draw pitting the winners against Manchester City and Pep Guardiola in the semi-final at Wembley. Jürgen Klopp and his staff seemingly did well at keeping this from the players, with Diogo Jota learning the draw for the first time in his post-match interview, but for the fans it added an extra layer of nerves to what was always going to be a tricky cup tie. However, Liverpool will not shy away from it, and the intense run of meetings with Manchester City could yet play into the hands of Klopp. His counterpart is more prone to crack under pressure, and there is no doubt that this looming semi-final has ratcheted it up another notch. Nottingham Forest have just handed Liverpool the perfect solution to fix key Jürgen Klopp issueLiverpool FCNottingham Forest produced a stellar display against Liverpool and one player in particular caught the eye. It was all about getting it done against Nottingham Forest, particularly with something of a reset in the form of an international break on the horizon. It’s the semi-final stages of the FA Cup now, so big clashes are to be expected, but there is no doubt that Liverpool would have preferred to take on Crystal Palace or Chelsea in the capital. Nottingham Forest were good value, but Liverpool were ultimately able to earn progression, setting up the huge Man City fixture in the process.