▁each ▁wing ) ▁and ▁two ▁centre ▁for wards . ▁W enger ▁opt ed ▁to ▁pair ▁G illes ▁Gr im and i ▁with ▁Vie ira ▁in ▁mid field ▁and ▁W ilt ord ▁up ▁front ▁with ▁Henry , ▁leaving ▁Berg k amp ▁on ▁the ▁subst it utes ' ▁ben ch . ▁Ash ley ▁Cole ▁played ▁in ▁defence , ▁ahead ▁of ▁Syl vin ho , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁feature ▁in ▁the ▁match day ▁squad . ▁For ▁Liverpool , ▁H oul lier ▁named ▁O wen ▁in ▁the ▁starting ▁line - up , ▁and ▁chose ▁Š mic er ▁and ▁Mur phy ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁mid field . ▁Gary ▁Mc All ister , ▁Pat rik ▁Ber ger ▁and ▁F ow ler ▁began ▁the ▁final ▁as ▁subst it utes . ▁ ▁Ar sen al ▁in ▁their ▁usual ▁home ▁strip ▁of ▁red ▁sh ir ts ▁and ▁white ▁short s ▁k icked ▁off ▁the ▁match ▁and ▁immediately ▁won ▁a ▁corner , ▁which ▁was ▁de alt ▁with ▁by ▁West er vel d . ▁A ▁run ▁by ▁H es key ▁six ▁minutes ▁later ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁player ▁taking ▁a ▁t umble ▁under ▁G illes ▁Gr im and i ' s ▁challenge , ▁but ▁his ▁appe als ▁for ▁a ▁penalty ▁were ▁ignored ▁by ▁ref eree ▁D unn . ▁Ar sen al ▁began ▁to ▁domin ate ▁play , ▁with ▁Vie ira ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁their ▁best ▁moves . ▁The ▁mid f iel der ▁won ▁a ▁challenge ▁with ▁H es key ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁minute ▁and ▁sent ▁the ▁ball ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁of