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Why Martin Skrtel Should Return to Liverpool Defence for FA Cup vs. Aston Villa

Liverpool face Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley stadium on Sunday and manager Brendan Rodgers has some key selection questions ahead of the big match.

That's largely because experienced duo Martin Skrtel and Steven Gerrard are back available after each served three-match bans for their respective incidents in the loss to Manchester United last month.

Much of the pre-match talk will inevitably focus on Gerrard, the returning captain who has provided the media narrative since his announcement that he'll leave the club this summer. With the FA Cup final falling on his 35th birthday, much of the talk since January has been about how Liverpool must provide him the fairytale send off.