Manchester City 1-0 Brighton: Gabriel Jesus' fourth-minute header earns Pep Guardiola's men place in FA Cup final as they keep quadruple hopes alive By Rob Draper for the Daily Mail Published: 19:22 BST, 6 April 2019 | Updated: 19:22 BST, 6 April 2019 Viewcomments Advertisement Manchester City kept their quadruple hopes alive by progressing to the FA Cup final after narrowly beating Brighton 1-0 on Saturday at Wembley. With Sergio Aguero out, Gabriel Jesus more than took his chance by giving Pep Guardiola's men the lead in the fourth minute by heading home Kevin De Bruyne's teasing cross. Brighton pushed early on in the second half as they looked to make a dramatic comeback at the national stadium but City soon started to find their tempo again and dictated proceedings. While Guardiola's side failed to find their shooting boots in the second period, they managed to hold on to their 1-0 lead. More to follow... Gabriel Jesus, who started up front in place of Sergio Aguero, broke the deadlock in the fourth minute with a header Jesus wheels off to celebrate after giving City the perfect start as they looked to keep their quadruple hopes alive The 22-year-old took his chance with Sergio Aguero not in the squad as a precaution ahead of a busy schedule The Brazilian forward is mobbed by his team-mates after opening the scoring in the early stages against Brighton Davy Propper and Dale Stephens show their dejection after getting off to the worst start possible in the semi-final clash MATCH FACTS, PLAYER RATINGS AND MATCH ZONE Manchester City (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker; Otamendi; Laporte; Mendy; De Bruyne; Gundogan; D Silva; B Silva; Sterling; Jesus Brighton (4-3-3): Ryan; Montoya; Duffy; Dunk; Fernandes; Propper; Stephens; Bissouma; Knockaert; Murray; Jahanbakhsh This is how Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring in the fourth minute at Wembley for Manchester City against Brighton. CLICK HERE to take a look at our brilliant MATCH ZONE. Kyle Walker was fortunate not to receive a red card after headbutting Alireza Jahanbakhsh during the opening period Walker reacted in anger after the Brighton player shoved him in the back with the ball going out of play for a goal-kick The incident involving Walker and Jahanbakhsh went to VAR but the City right back was lucky not to see red In-form Raheem Sterling attempts to dribble away from Brighton pressure as City looked to get off to a flying start City manager Pep Guardiola shows his despair during the first half of the semi-final at Wembley against Brighton Pupils from Raheem Sterling's old school, Ark Elvin Academy, pose for a photo after receiving tickets from the England star There was a sea of blue on Saturday evening ahead of highly-anticipated FA Cup semi-final encounter at Wembley City and Brighton supporters wave their flags high in the air as both sets of teams prepare to walk out onto the pitch Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility