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It’s been 10 years since Liverpool last reached an FA Cup final and 16 years since they last won the oldest national football competition in the world. Such a drought is their longest since they first won the tournament in 1965, at a time when it was the Reds’ most desired trophy.

But while the FA Cup might have fallen down the list when it comes to elite club’s priorities these days, with Liverpool’s main focus remaining the Premier League and Champions League, Jurgen Klopp’s men will be determined to set up a third trip to Wembley when they take on Man City on Saturday.

Chasing an unprecedented quadruple, it’s a sign of just how far the Reds have come over the past decade that they can treat an FA Cup semi-final with such nonchalance. But that’s a far cry from the last time they reached the final in 2012, when they had to overcome local-rivals Everton at Wembley.

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Coming during a transitional period for the club, in FSG’s first full season at Anfield after ousting Tom Hicks and George Gillett, the Reds had already won the League Cup, like Klopp’s current ranks, but were struggling in the Premier League as the FA Cup swiftly became their main