Steffen blunder helps quad-chasing Liverpool reach cup final
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The tame back pass from John Stones trickled toward Zack Steffen. Just a simple clearance was needed by Manchester City's backup goalkeeper with Liverpool already leading.
One touch controlled the pass. The second touch was ... doing what? The dawdling American just took too long.
Before the ball could be hoofed clear, Sadio Mane raced into the penalty area and slid in to nudge the ball over the line.
"It is an accident," City manager Pep Guardiola said. "It happens."
Liverpool moved into a two-goal lead -- building on Ibrahima Konate's header -- and Mane scored again before halftime with a volley beating Steffen at his near post. A 3-2 victory was secured at Wembley Stadium on Saturday after withstanding a City comeback with Jack Grealish scoring two minutes into the second half and Bernardo Silva netting in stoppage time.
