Arsenal legend Jimmy Carager was so good that he had left Stephen Gerrard obsessed

The 2001 English FA Cup final was one of the main reasons that Michael Owen won Ballon d’orBut one Arsenal The player was good in that game he left Liverpool Legend Stephen Gerrard surprised.

Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-1 in 2001 FA Cup final

Liverpool won three times a special fold in the 2000-2001 season, where the League Cup champion was crowned and won the European Federation Cup (UEFA’s rename) and beat Arsenal in the FA Cup at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

Victory over Gunners is mainly remembered for Owen’s performance, which later crowned the world’s best player at the Ballon d’or party.

However, Gunners dominated the match, thanks to the midfield for Robert Beers, Patrick Vieira, Jill Jerimandi and Faridi Lyongberg. Ultimately, LjungBerg broke the stalemate about 20 minutes from a full Bedouin, and the legendary Thierry Henry lost an opportunity to make it shortly after a short period, which will be regretted soon.

With less than ten minutes to go, Owen has pounced on a weak statement of equality. Five minutes later, the return was completed, as the striker ran through Tony Adams and Lee Dixon before he launched a great end behind David Ciman.

Owen has not forgotten the man of the match, but Jimmy Carager has since revealed that this is Arsenal’s hegemony, Vieira’s performance left a young man, so he was still talking about him for years after that.

Vieira was “good like anything we saw”

Speaking in 2014, the name of Crrachir is his name Vieira in him XI is one of the best foreign players in the history of the Premier LeagueAnd revealed that the Liverpool team was surprised by its quality at the Millennium Stadium.

“A monster, his partnership with Emmanuel Bettite was as good as anything we saw. His performance against Liverpool in the 2001 FA Cup final.

“It was great and was not worth being on the losing side. In the dressing room after that, everyone continued to say:” How much is Vieira’s quality? “Stephen Gerrard is still talking about that game because Vieira made him realize that he must climb some other levels to reach the top.

“It says everything that the clubs, when they signed the youth midfield players, I hope they will turn to” next Vieira. “

Vieira presented 405 games with Arsenal, where she scored 32 goals and won seven major prizes, including three Premier League titles.

Gerard later confirmed his admiration for the legend of GunnersHe said before their meeting as Aston Villa and Crystal Palace managers, respectively: “He is a man who has a lot of admiration and respect, first and foremost as a player.

Patrick Vieira in the pictures

“I had many battles against Patrick, some highlands, and some low. It was definitely a player you could really go and compete.

“He was a better soccer player and one of the most difficult battles that I have ever faced in terms of being a player, and I expect the same thing to be the case on the side. I know he is a winner.”

It is clear that the Liverpool star learned something or two from their confrontation in the final match, as it actually includes a positive record to the head in matches against the Vieira, won seven, drew three and a five loss.

There is no doubt that the couple was their club’s pulses and two of the greatest midfielders in the history of the Premier League.