FA Cup: Mahrez hits 2 unique milestones with hat trick vs Sheffied United

• Riyad Mahrez was in red-hot form as he bagged a hat trick to send Manchester City to the FA Cup final
• The Algerian also set a unique record at Wembley thanks to his heroics
• City will face either Manchester United or Brighton and Hove Albion in the final

Manchester City ace Riyad Mahrez set a unique club record thanks to an impressive hat trick against Sheffield United in the FA Cup semifinal on Saturday, April 22.

In a game in which City were heavy favourites, they were kept at bay by The Blades until the 42nd minute, when Mahrez broke the deadlock from the penalty spot.

That was the start of in was going to be an amazing afternoon for the Algerian, who got his second by parting through Sheffield’s defence just after the hour mark.

He completed his hat trick with a powerful first-time finish in the 66th minute after a delightful low cross from Jack Grealish as his goal kept City fans’ hope of a historic treble alive.

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Mahrez’s unique record

From an individual standpoint, Mahrez will take pride at the fact that he became the first Manchester City player to score a hat trick at the famous Wembley stadium.

Many Manchester City legends, including Sergio Aguero, have had the chance to hit that milestone, but as fate would have it, Mahrez was the one to achieve it.

According to the Manchester City website, Mahrez also became the first player to score a hat trick in the FA Cup semi-final stage at Wembley. Overall, he became the first player to score at a semi-final of England’s oldest competition since Alex Dawson in 1958.

What next for Manchester City?

City are walking a very delicate rope as far as silverware is concerned as they are in contention to sweep a treble, having also made it to the Champions League semi-finals where they will face Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid.

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But first, they will turn their attention to Arsenal, who they face in a potential title decider on April 26. A win for Pep Guardiola’s side will see them close the gap at the top to just two points with a game in hand.

Fan begs Haaland to surrender League

Elsewhere, Sports Brief reported on an interesting incident that saw a fan beg Erling Haaland to let Arsenal win the Premier League.

The Gunners are in danger of missing out on a first Premier League title since 2004 after a third successive draw, this time against Southampton.

A Twitter user identified as @Ballinky went to Haaland’s comments immediately after the game to urge the Norwegian to concede the title so the fan can at least witness Arsenal win the league.