FA Cup final memories: 2001
Continuing our FA Cup final memories feature ahead of Saturday's Wembley showdown with Chelsea, we take a look at Liverpool's late comeback against Arsenal in 2001.
Victory over Wycombe in the semi-finals at Villa Park secured the Reds a trip to Cardiff to face Arsene Wenger's men.
With 19 minutes left on the clock, Arsenal took the lead. They had threatened to do so from the off as Gerard Houllier's side were content to sit back, soak up pressure and hit their London opposition on the counter-attack.
But the dam broke on 71 minutes. Robert Pires cut through the heart of the Liverpool back-line and released Fredrik Ljungberg who drew Sander Westerveld before rounding him and smashing the ball home.
Liverpool looked deflated and Thierry Henry would have killed them off completely had it not been for a fine fingertip save from Westerveld and a goal line clearance from Sami Hyypiä.
Then on 83 minutes, McAllister floated in a free-kick from the left-hand side. Arsenal were unable to clear and Markus Babbel diverted the ball towards Michael Owen who struck it on the half volley, tucking it into the corner of David Seaman's net for 1-1.
Five minutes later Patrick Berger picked the young forward out with a perfectly-weighted pass and Owen was onto it in a flash. He outpaced Lee Dixon and held-off Tony Adams before sliding the ball past Seaman to send the tens of thousands of Reds in Cardiff into dreamland.
