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Pep Guardiola reveals Riyad Mahrez was 'grumpy' over a lack of game time before his FA Cup semi-final hat-trick, with the Man City boss hailing the winger's 'decisive' contribution

Pep Guardiola has revealed Riyad Mahrez had been 'grumpy' with him over his lack of game time for Manchester City, prior to scoring a hat-trick against Sheffield United in the FA Cup semi-final.

Mahrez scored all three goals in Man City's comfortable 3-0 win over the Championship side on Saturday, with the Algerian becoming the first player to score an FA Cup semi-final hat-trick at Wembley.

The 32-year-old opened the scoring from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time, after Daniel Jebbison was penalised for a foul on Bernardo Silva.