Diogo Jota sees Liverpool past Nottingham Forest and into FA Cup semi-final showdown with Manchester City

Diogo Jota grabbed a late winner as Liverpool booked an FA Cup semi-final showdown with Manchester City thanks to a narrow 1-0 victory at Championship outfit Nottingham Forest. The Portuguese forward stretched to steer home his 19th goal of the season 12 minutes from time to keep the Merseysiders' bid for the quadruple alive. Ad/> Steve Cooper’s side were looking for the third Premier League scalp of their impressive run to the last eight but found the Reds a tougher nut to crack than Arsenal and Leicester City.

The Emirates FA CupCity and Liverpool paired together in blockbuster FA Cup semi-final3 HOURS AGO The visitors dominated the first half but were ultimately frustrated as Roberto Firmino blew their one gilt-edged chance when he failed to beat Ethan Horvath when sent clear on 27 minutes. Forest were resilient throughout and almost snatched a shock lead on 76 minutes but Philip Zinckernagel contrived to fire wide from 10 yards out. It would prove to be a critical miss as Jota pounced just moments later to send Jurgen Klopp’s men into the last four.

Liverpool will now switch their focus back to the Premier League title race when they entertain struggling Watford after the international break. Forest visit Blackpool as the East Midlands side aim to maintain their play-off push. Talking Point The quadruple chase continues.

It remains the holy grail and the fact no English side has ever achieved the feat demonstrates just how difficult it is. However, Liverpool are very much in the hunt having navigated Forest’s giant killers to set up a crunch Wembley meeting with Manchester City. It's looking more and more likely clashes between these two sides will determine who wins the remaining major trophies this season.