Pep Guardiola pays tribute to Southampton as Man City scrape into FA Cup final

SportFootballPep Guardiola pays tribute to Southampton as Man City scrape into FA Cup finalCity will face Chelsea or Leeds in the final on May 16 and remain on course for a domestic treble.Edward Elliot Saturday 25 April 2026 21:30 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"746b8470-ec00-40cc-8c51-d0593acc246b","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/pep-guardiola-southampton-jeremy-doku-leeds-burnley-b2964998.html","title":"Pep Guardiola pays tribute to Southampton as Man City scrape into FA Cup final"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-14846","index":0}Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City reached the final (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Pep Guardiola paid tribute to plucky Southampton after Manchester City scraped into a fourth successive FA Cup final with a dramatic 2-1 c...