 Playing regularly in his first season under Houllier 's reign , Berger scored nine goals and improved as a player . An injury sustained in a 4 – 3 defeat to Leeds United in November 2000 rendered Berger unavailable for much of the 2000 – 01 season and required specialist treatment in the United States from knee surgeon Richard Steadman . By March 2001 , Berger had recovered and he went on to feature in the final of both the UEFA Cup and the FA Cup , with Liverpool winning both trophies . In the 2001 FA Cup Final he provided the assist for Michael Owen to score the deciding goal against Arsenal . 
