‘Unbelievable’ – Doku on reaching record FA Cup final | OneFootball

Jeremy Doku says he wants to add the FA Cup to the sparkling personal trophy cabinet he's already won at Manchester City.

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City see off Southampton to reach record fourth successive FA Cup final

The skilful winger scored the vital equaliser in our 2-1 semi-final success over Southampton which secured the Blues’ place in the historic competition’s showpiece for the fourth straight year.

After Finn Azaz broke the deadlock for the Saints with just over 10 minutes remaining, the Belgium international levelled soon after when cutting onto his right foot and curling into the side netting.

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Nico then gave Pep Guardiola’s side the lead with a thunderous effort from range to flip the tie on its head.

Since signing for the Club in the summer of 2023, Doku has helped Pep Guardiola’s side to a Premier League, Carabao Cup and Community Shield triumph.

Now, with City becoming the first-ever English side to appear in four consecutive FA Cup finals, he believes our unprecedented success should be relished.

“I think we as a squad don’t realise what we are doing – fourth time in a row. It’s unbelievable,” he declared.

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“Fair play to everyone in the Club. Every year being there after playing against good teams but still reaching the final every time, now we want to win.

“I’ve not won it yet and it’s something I want to win. It’s something special.

“I’m very happy. It was not easy [against Southampton] at all. We played well. It was a bit compact in the first half but there was more space in the second half and we used it well.

“We were more effective. They have a very good team and fair play to them. We know we had to keep on going when they scored. We didn’t change our tactics and we kept going.”

By securing passage into the 2026 FA Cup final, it means City will continue to fight on two fronts before the curtain falls on the campaign.

Guardiola’s team are embroiled in a relentless battle for the Premier League title with Arsenal with the Blues three points behind the league-leading Gunners, but we hold a precious game in hand on Mikel Arteta’s side.

And Doku says our focus will be on what we can control as we look to add more major honours to our League Cup triumph this season.

He added: “We know we have to win all our games and we concentrate on ourselves. We have to be consistent. We know we have the squad to do it.

“It depends on us – it’s in our hands, we have to play well and focus on ourselves.”

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