Sorry for the inconvenience, but Manchester City have made the FA Cup semi-finals again. FA Cup lore has become so much about underdog stories and giant-killings that the bigger teams are almost treated as an afterthought: just ask Aston Villa, who were the sideshow to Preston North End’s attempts to win the trophy for the first time since 1938.

During their recent FA Cup quarter-final match, Manchester City won 2-1 against Bournemouth, which enhanced their chances of picking up silverware this season. The win put City into yet another Wembley semi-final.

By reaching this stage of the FA Cup, it represents our ninth-ever appearance in the last-four since our professional reforming in 2014 and there are a swathe of interesting and impressive numbers behind our success so far.