Liverpool was soundly beaten 2-1 by Villa in Sunday's FA Cup semifinal, with the club's coach under increasing pressure after another big-game disappointment, says Ewan Roberts.
LONDON - There is no need for Tim Sherwood to check his pulse any more – Aston Villa is alive and kicking, and in its first FA Cup final in 15 years. Out played and out thought, it is Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers who need to check their vital statistics now. A second semifinal defeat this season, coupled with a premature Champions League exit, compounds a disappointing season of ifs, buts and maybes.