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Manchester City welcome Liverpool to the Etihad in Saturday’s high-voltage FA Cup quarterfinal, aiming for a swift Wembley return after their Carabao Cup triumph, where the Citizens beat Arsenal 2-0. Despite trailing the Gunners by nine points in the league, Pep Guardiola’s side have momentum and are chasing a record 18th straight home FA Cup win. In Guardiola’s 10th season, City have reached at least this stage in all but one campaign and are targeting an eighth successive semifinal, with their run of seven straight semifinals already a competition record. Liverpool have a reputation in this stage as they progressed from 17 of their last 19 quarterfinals. City, however, have already beaten the Reds twice in the Premier League this season.