Tuesday, 21 April 2015 01:18
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Reuters: Aston Villa will meet holders Arsenal in the FA Cup final next month after goals from Christian Benteke and Fabian Delph gave them a 2-1 win over Liverpool in a pulsating semi-final at Wembley on Sunday.
Villa’s unexpected but thoroughly deserved come-from-behind victory ended Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard’s dream of bringing his 17-year career at Anfield to a close with a cup winner’s medal on his 35th birthday in the final on May 30.
Tim Sherwood, who has revitalised Villa since replacing Paul Lambert as manager in February, told reporters: “We bamboozled them. They could not cope with our tactics and I think we were the better side.”
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said: “We were nervous for some reason. Maybe when you want to win something so much, perhaps it plays on your mind. We were second best today.”
Gerrard’s final act in the drama saw his looping header cleared off the line by Kieran Richardson as Villa held on for a famous win. Villa last won the cup in 1957.
