Man City must take inspiration from Yaya Toure Wembley antics to reignite FA Cup story

Manchester City face Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, a venue that has played host to plenty of happy City memories in recent years.

The national stadium has been dubbed City's home away from home due to the frequency of their visits, which have included triumphs in the FA Cup, League Cup and Community Shield. With City coming into the game off the back of a draining midweek game in Madrid and with fresh injury concerns, a full-strength Liverpool is going to be difficult to overcome.

But anything can happen in the cup, and this is City we're talking about. Hopefully these recent Wembley outings can inspire City to create more memories at the home of football.

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Yaya at the double

Yaya Toure was the man to finally end City's trophy curse in 2011 and bring joy to a new generation of Blues.

Roberto Mancini's side came up against arch-rivals Manchester United in the 2011 FA Cup semi-final. Toure's cool finish in the second half sealed a win that suggested a changing of the guard was just around the corner.

A month later the Ivorian midfielder was at it again, when he cannoned in a fierce strike from close-range to give City a 1-0 win in the final against Stoke. If you had to pick City's greatest Wembley hero, Toure would be a fantastic shout.

The City invitational Cup

City have developed a fondness for the League Cup in recent years, winning the competition six times between 2014 and 2021.

It all started with the 2014 final, when Toure (he just loved playing at Wembley, didn't he?) scored an outrageous looping effort to spark a City fightback after Sunderland had taken a surprise lead.

Two years later City