article_snippet.sent: Steven Gerrard's hopes of a fairytale ending to Steven Gerrard's Liverpool career were shattered as Steven Gerrard's side suffered a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
article_snippet.sent: The final on May 30, also by coincidence Steven Gerrard's's 35th birthday, would have been the midfielder's final game in a Liverpool shirt before Steven Gerrard's leaves for the Los Angeles Galaxy in the summer, but - although Steven Gerrard's was handed a starting role by manager Brendan Rodgers - Steven Gerrard's was unable to influence the outcome.
article_snippet.sent: Here, Sportsmail takes a closer look at Steven Gerrard's's performance at Wembley.
article_snippet.sent: Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard (left) competes for posession with Kieran Richardson .
article_snippet.sent: Steven Gerrard's controls possession under pressure from Villa's Ashley Westwood at Wembley .
article_snippet.sent: Steven Gerrard's almost snatched a dramatic equaliser with four minutes left, but Steven Gerrard's header was cleared off the line .
article_snippet.sent: the first half largely passed Steven Gerrard's by as playing further forward starved Steven Gerrard's of any sustained spells of possession and Villa crowded out the space in front of their back four to good effect.
article_snippet.sent: Steven Gerrard's blazed a long-range effort over the bar shortly after half-time and curled a potentially dangerous free-kick into the hands of Shay Given midway through the second half.
article_snippet.sent: Steven Gerrard's almost snatched a dramatic equaliser with four minutes left, but his header was cleared off the line.
article_snippet.sent: This was far from the fairytale ending Steven Gerrard's would have hoped for.
article_snippet.sent: Steven Gerrard's leaves the pitch following Steven Gerrard's side's 2-1 FA Cup semi-final defeat by Villa .
highlights_snippet.sent: Liverpool lost 2-1 to Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Steven Gerrard's dream of making the FA Cup final were shattered .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The first half largely passed Steven Gerrard's by at Wembley .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The Reds midfielder, however, almost snatched an equaliser at the death .