▁third ▁round . ▁Each ▁needed ▁to ▁progress ▁through ▁five ▁r ounds ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁final . ▁Ar sen al ' s ▁progress ▁was ▁relatively ▁comfortable ; ▁after ▁scoring ▁six ▁past ▁Queens ▁Park ▁R angers , ▁they ▁knock ed ▁out ▁hold ers ▁Ch else a ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁round ▁and ▁later ▁came ▁from ▁behind ▁to ▁beat ▁local ▁riv als ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final . ▁Liverpool ▁by ▁contrast ▁made ▁hard ▁work ▁of ▁over coming ▁lower - le ague ▁oppon ents ▁T ran m ere ▁Ro vers ▁and ▁Wy com be ▁W ander ers ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁r ounds ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁The ▁final ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁two ▁man agers ▁born ▁outside ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁had ▁met ▁in ▁an ▁FA ▁Cup ▁final ▁– ▁French ▁compat ri ots ▁Ar s ène ▁W enger ▁and ▁G ér ard ▁H oul lier . ▁ ▁The ▁match ▁followed ▁a ▁familiar ▁pattern ▁of ▁Ar sen al ▁dict ating ▁the ▁pace ▁and ▁creating ▁ch ances , ▁but ▁failing ▁to ▁bre ach ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁defence . ▁Ar sen al ▁had ▁a ▁penalty ▁appeal ▁turned ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half , ▁when ▁def ender ▁St é ph ane ▁Hen cho z ▁was ▁jud ged ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁handled ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁den y ▁Th ier ry ▁Henry ▁a ▁goals cor ing ▁opportunity . ▁Hen cho z ' s ▁partner ▁Sam i ▁Hy yp i ä ▁made ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁go all ine ▁clear ances ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁but ▁was ▁hel pl