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We asked for your views on Manchester City's victory over Bournemouth in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

Here are some of your comments:

Bournemouth fans:

Tim: Five shots in the game and none after the 38th minute! Crikey, that doesn't sound like Bournemouth. Let's go all out for league points and recapture the form that has disappeared recently.

Mark: Classic game of two halves. First half intensity slipped away while City's subs made a difference but ours not so much. A must-win home game against the Tractor Boys on Wednesday under the lights.

Matt: A rollercoaster of emotions ended ultimately in disappointment. Gave it a right go first half, but ran out of steam, ideas and threat in the second. League points now the priority to avoid what would feel like a damp squib of a season.

Zia: I think the first half was the more dominant half for the Cherries but in the second half, they just fell asleep.

Man City fans:

Brian: A game of two halves. Bournemouth pushed City all the way but youth won the day in the second half and their belief and commitment shown. City are on track for a cup when a trophy was not at all likely this season. They are so dangerous in attack when the game is played at pace and with one-touch football. The new faces are smiling and that is the investment we need for the future. Defence has its issues and Pep needs to address the goalkeeping frailty. But this was a good day and they have their sights firmly focused on the FA Cup.

Clint: A fair result. City struggled to make inroads in the first half, without being overly-troubled, other than the goal. In the second half there was only one team in it. Nottingham Forest have flattered to deceive this season and Pep will, hopefully, have learned enough about them from the smash-and-grab a couple of weeks back. Would be lovely to finish the season with a cup final.

Geoff: We beat a nasty Premier League pub team and only suffered one injury - an excellent result.

Abdullah: All I've got to say is that Omar Marmoush is a real star player, and Nico O'Reilly is a must to keep for the future.

Phil McNulty
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At the heart of Manchester City's win at Bournemouth was Guardiola - excitable, animated and showing with every action just how important the FA Cup is to him and City.

Even by his own standards, Guardiola has rarely looked as engaged and involved as this.

He has a huge rebuild on his hands, and some cracks were still visible here, with an ageing squad containing the players he described as "legendary" called into action such as Ederson, Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin de Bruyne.

This might be the last shot at glory as City players for some.

And the use of Matheus Nunes at right-back, a position even his greatest admirers would not suggest he has the qualities for, showed how Guardiola has had an air of desperation about some resources he has juggled this season.

This was, however, about the here and now - not the future. The old trophy-winning muscle memory of Guardiola and his players kicked in when it mattered.

It looked like it was all Guardiola could do to stop himself entering the action at some points, mixing applause for his players with furious expressions of discontent at moments of carelessness.

And at the final whistle Guardiola's elation overflowed in front of City fans basking in the glorious sunshine.

He marched at pace around every player, wrapping them in fierce bear hugs and even planting kisses on some.

If the FA Cup really is struggling to count as a consolation prize for Guardiola and City this season, you could have fooled everyone inside this ground who watched him.

Winning the cup would not disguise the scale of the renewal Guardiola must oversee to restore City to their former eminence, but the great old prize will certainly be something to be going on with.

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Man City boss Pep Guardiola spoke to BBC Sport after today's victory: "It was harder for them [Bournemouth]. We played an outstanding game and had incredible chances, missed a penalty. We conceded with one chance we gave away. Our approach was magnificent. Seven times in a row semi-final in the FA Cup, no team has done it and it will be difficult for any other to do what these legendary players, the new ones and the old ones, will have done."

On seven semi-finals in a row: "It is unbelievable. The way we competed today compared to the way we played in the first game here [in the Premier League]. I was not good enough to overcome that situation then. We were sloppy for many games and I was not able to let them realise is what they have done today. For example Brighton was a difficult game, we didn't play our best but we fought. This is what had to happen".

On Nico O'Reilly: "He is an attacking midfielder. He is physical, he is strong. He is really, really good."

On what he changed at half-time: "The first half we played with the same intensity as the second. The difference was that we played better with the ball with more composure - we were more calm. I said at half-time, we have the game in our hands."

On whether they will appoint a new penalty taker after Haaland's miss: "Absolutely not. Against Brighton he scored."

On facing Nottingham Forest in the semi-final: "Sometimes we've lost when we've performed well. In the home game we won 3-0 so when we lose one game it looks like a disaster. It's not true. They are third in the table, they are a very good team and we are pleased to play against them in Wembley with our fans."

On how he would sum up the campaign if the FA Cup is the one title his side win this season: "We won one title already. We won the Community Shield, we won it. This season has been poor, nothing is going to change. It has not been good, that is not going to change. Last year we played in a final and could not win it. We have an incredible target to qualify for the Champions League next season and that is what we are going to try to do."

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Man City's Nico O'Reilly has also been speaking to ITV after today's win: "I am just trying my hardest every game and trying to help the team out as much as I can and I'm glad I've been able to do that so far."

On what Pep Guardiola told him to do: "He was just telling me to run in behind, try and get high, come inside when the winger goes outside and I was just trying to do that."

On which assist of his two he preferred: "They were both important so I'm happy with both."

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Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva has been speaking to ITV after today's victory: "I think the motivation that this is the only hope of us winning something [pulled us through]. The team played a really good game, a really aggressive game - we are really happy today."

On Nico O'Reilly: "He was unbelievable. Against Plymouth he showed the impact he can have on the game and the energy he brought today changed the game. That's what we need."

On semi-final opponents Nottingham Forest: "It's another tough draw for us. It's the semi-finals and we will be playing at Wembley. We are very happy."

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Manchester City have qualified for the FA Cup semi-finals for the 20th time in their history, with eight of those 20 having been achieved under Pep Guardiola - the most by any side since the Spaniard took charge in 2016.

Manchester City restricted Bournemouth to just five shot attempts, the joint-fewest for the Cherries in a game under Andoni Iraola.

Manchester City have conceded the opening goal of a match on 21 occasions this season – across all competitions, Leicester (25), Man Utd (22) and Southampton (22) are the only Premier League sides who've done so more often.

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The draw for the FA Cup semi-finals has been made.

Here are the two ties in the order they were drawn.

Games will be played at Wembley over the final weekend of April.

• Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth or Manchester City

• Crystal Palace v Aston Villa

This is such a difficult tie to call.

Bournemouth were the team who started the rot for Manchester City when they deservedly beat them in November, for what was the defending champions' first league defeat of the season.

Back then, they were still 'mighty City', the team dominating English football who hardly ever slipped up.

Who would have imagined that, five months on, they would have lost eight of their next 19 league games and be in the position they are now, with just the FA Cup left as the only thing they can win?

This competition is huge for City now, because it feels so crucial for boss Pep Guardiola to finish such a difficult season with a piece of silverware.

So, it helps him that the Cherries are not in great form, with only one point from their past four league games, and also that they are without two key defenders - Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen, who are both suspended.

City are still far from convincing at the moment, however, and it is hard to know what their strongest line-up is.

Phil Foden's struggles for England last week were a reminder of how last season's PFA and FWA Player of the Year has been a shadow of his usual self all campaign, but he is not the only City player to have been well below his best.

Still, there is no chance of Pep saving anyone for Wednesday's league game against Leicester, even though City have got a real fight on their hands to finish in the top five.

Pep always takes the FA Cup seriously anyway, and he has shown that by reaching the semi-finals in the past six seasons - something no other team had done before.

Will City make it to the last four again? Yes... but only just.

Bournemouth are so good with their press that they won't allow City to easily play out from the back - there are going to be plenty of goals, and I can see it being settled in extra time.

Sutton's prediction: 2-3 after extra time

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I didn't get the impression Pep Guardiola was interested in spending much time with the journalists at Friday's news conference.

He was dismissive of a few questions and did not really elaborate on some of his answers in the way he normally would.

As far as the domestic campaign goes, it is full steam ahead now. No more international breaks and, clearly, no European distractions either.

In a sense, Guardiola has delivered his verdict on the campaign as a whole by declaring neither he, his coaches, nor his players, deserve a bonus this season, even if they win the Club World Cup in the summer.

However, the opportunity is still there to win the FA Cup - which would bring his tally to three and City's to eight (only Arsenal and Manchester United have won it more than that) - and qualify for next season's Champions League, which is an imperative.

If City can accomplish that, it might not be as good as winning a title or a European Cup, but it would be an acceptable conclusion by virtually any measure - other than their own high standards.