Nicholas: I worry that after this poor and insipid performance, we will finish our season with a whimper rather than a roar. To have come so far and miss out on an FA Cup final, and possibly Europe, would be a harsh kick in the teeth for a team that have played well for much of the season. We simply weren't up for the occasion and bottled it.

Aside from Pep Guardiola's City, this season's last four has an unfamiliar feel but all involved have their own motivation to lift the cup

With the defensive solidarity of Milenković and Murillo, the rampaging runs of Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Anthony Elanga and finishing of Chris Wood, Forest are capable of greatness. They are one of only two side to have beaten Liverpool and they thumped Brighton 7-0 in February.