Foden converted from close range in the 24th minute and it proved enough for Pep Guardiola’s side who were well below their best against a feisty Bournemouth.
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Also, Manchester City Manager, Pep Guardiola, has won the men’s Coach prize in London.
The UEFA coaches award is set to honour the outstanding achievements in European football from the previous season.
The Citizens enter the showdown on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid in their most recent friendly.
In what may well have been his penultimate game for the Premier League champions, Gundogan struck twice either side of a controversial Bruno Fernandes penalty
Guardiola is looking to become just the second manager in Premier League history, after Sir Alex Ferguson, to win the award as many as four times, having previously received the accolade in 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2020-21.
Both teams will meet on Tuesday at the same stage of the tournament, with Manchester City away in the first leg in Madrid.
This was after the Norwegian striker ignored his manager’s instructions to take a penalty kick and handed the ball to teammate Ilkay Gundogan.
It was a game in which Erling Haaland became the highest goal scorer in an English Premier League season.
A first FA Cup semi-final hat-trick since 1958 from Mahrez stole the show as City seal their place in English football’s showpiece occasion, where they will face rivals Manchester United or Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Norwegian marksman scored twice alongside efforts from Jack Grealish and Julian Alvarez in a classy performance from Pep Guardiola’s side, while Sekou Mara struck a consolation for a Saints outfit who had nothing to show for their fleeting threats in the first half.
Last season’s top two club sides are both chasing different targets heading into the latter stages of this campaign.
Pep Guardiola’s side fell to a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last time out, while the visitors are looking to bounce back from a defeat of their own after going down 4-2 to Leicester City.
“This information is false,” the federation said in a brief statement.
Spurs looked to be doing bitter north London rivals Arsenal a huge favour when they scored twice in the closing moments of the first half to leave Pep Guardiola’s side staring at a third successive loss.
The five-time World Cup winners were regarded as the favourites to go all the way in Qatar, but their run ended with defeat to Croatia on penalties in the quarter-finals.
The 51-year-old has guided Manchester City to four league titles, four League Cups and the FA Cup since taking over in 2016 and his deal was set to expire in the summer.
He has made a stunning start at City, scoring 17 goals in just 11 appearances since his summer move from Borussia Dortmund.
The versatile midfielder had been strongly linked with a move to LaLiga giants FC Barcelona after stating that Manchester City “know what I want” earlier this month.
The Spaniard is recognized as a coach who encourages technical excellence, having been brought up through the FC Barcelona system and taken the teachings with him.