The former Academy player featured as a second half substitute when City were trailing after an Evanilson strike.
But after he assisted Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush, City fans were chanting the 20-year-old’s name in what was another standout performance for the versatile player in the prestigious competition.
He has now totalled five goal involvements in four games in the FA Cup as City extended our record-breaking run of appearances in the semi-final to seven.
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And O’Reilly can’t wait to continue our tenure in the competition.
“He [Pep Guardiola] was telling me to try and get involved as much as I can attacking but also be strong defensively,” began O’Reilly. “So that’s what I tried to do and it paid off.
“I think they were the toughest opposition we’ve come across in this competition so far, so I was just buzzing with [the result].
“It’s a special competition and we’re a special club so I’m just glad we can do it again.”
And looking ahead to a semi-final clash with Nottingham Forest, he added: “It will be a very good game, we faced them recently but we will be ready for it.”
Watch O’Reilly’s post-match interview in full via the video above…
