Forest are playing in their first FA Cup semi-final since 1991; City have reached this stage in each of the last final seasons. City’s form has improved since they lost at Forest in early March.

Nottingham Forest had waited 34 years for an FA Cup semi-final. Within one minute and 50 seconds of it, they learned a valuable lesson about what matches like this entail.

Manchester City reached the FA Cup final for the third year in a row by beating Nottingham Forest 2-0 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday to maintain a chance of ending a dismal season with a trophy.