article_snippet.sent: Victory over Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday enabled Brendan Rodgers’ squad to set up a date with Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final next Sunday and Liverpool are hot favourites to reach the final.
article_snippet.sent: The final, against either Arsenal or Reading, will be staged on
article_snippet.sent: Stevie is the first one to acknowledge that.
article_snippet.sent: The only thing we can keep in mind now is how to get past Villa.
article_snippet.sent: Villa is the first one to acknowledge that we can’t have any extra pressure on the team (to give Villa the dream send-off).
article_snippet.sent: Villa won’t let we think in a different way.
article_snippet.sent: ‘we just want to focus on Villa and the games before that.
article_snippet.sent: last reached the FA Cup final in 2012, when everyone lost to Chelsea, and have not won the trophy since Steven Gerrard inspired everyone 2006 victory over West Ham in Cardiff
article_snippet.sent: but everyone won’t let that opportunity distract everyone ambitions in the Barclays Premier League.
article_snippet.sent: Though everyone have had everyone ambitions of finishing in the top four dented by back-to-back defeats against Manchester United and Arsenal, the picture could change once more this weekend if Manchester United win the Manchester derby and Liverpool beat Newcastle on Monday.
article_snippet.sent: Liverpool have seen their form slip in the Barclays Premier League with consecutive defeats to Man United and Arsenal (above)
article_snippet.sent: We are pleased with what We did against Blackburn but the next focus is the Barclays Premier League.
article_snippet.sent: ‘When you are at Liverpool, you know you have to win every single game.
article_snippet.sent: After the results against Arsenal and Manchester United, We knew there was going to be criticism.
article_snippet.sent: Now the focus is on Newcastle.
highlights_snippet.sent: Liverpool are set to play Aston Villa in FA Cup semi-finals on April 19 .
  