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| Liverpool's route to The FA Cup Final |
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The Reds have been involved in some classic encounters this season, we look at their run from Kennilworth Road to Old Trafford. |
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| VIDEO: West Ham's Route to The Final |
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We look back on West Ham's route to Cardiff, from their 1-0 victory over Norwich to their Villa Park Semi-Final with Boro. |
Jamie Carragher wants Liverpool to beat West Ham in Cardiff on Saturday - to complete an FA Cup circle.Liverpool won the first ever FA Cup Final to be staged the Millennium Stadium back in 2001, with Carragher at the heart of their defence.
And he will be there again this weekend when the Reds take on the Hammers in a classic encounter.
Michael Owen was the hero five years ago, scoring two late goals in a famous victory over Arsenal, and now Carragher is hoping someone else will take up the mantle.
"Hopefully Cardiff is a lucky place for us," he said.
"We won the first final there and it would be nice to go back and win the last one. We thought our chance to do that had gone last season because we expected it to be at Wembley this time, but now we’ve got another chance.
"It would be a nice bit of history. It’s funny how things work out but it would be great for us to do it."
Carragher believes the likes of Harry Kewell, Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard could be the heroes instead of Owen, who these days plays for Newcastle United of course. But he reckons the biggest influence of all could come from off the pitch.
"Our fans are also an important part of our cup success," he said. "They rank up there with the best, in fact they probably are the best in the world. Every club probably thinks their own fans are the best but ours have proved it time and time again. They will be really important in Cardiff."
Here are the match details from the first FA Cup Final at Cardiff:FA Cup Final 2001Arsenal 1 (Ljungberg 72)
Liverpool 2 (Owen 83, 88)
Arsenal: Seaman, Dixon, Kewon, Adams, Cole, Pires, Grimandi, Lumberg (Kanu 85), Wiltord (Parlour 76), Henry. Subs not used: Lauren, Manninger.
Liverpool: Westerveld, Babbel, Henchoz, Hyypia, Carragher, Murphy (Berger 77), Gerrard, Hamann (McAllister 60), Smicer (Fowler 77), Heskey, Owen. Subs not used: Arphexad, Vignal.
Bookings: Ljungberg, Hamann
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: S Dunn