▁of ▁Liverpool , ▁enjoyed ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁cup ▁compet itions ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 ▁season ; ▁under ▁his ▁management , ▁the ▁club ▁ended ▁their ▁six - year ▁spell ▁without ▁silver ware ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁League ▁Cup , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁calendar ▁year ▁defeated ▁Roma , ▁Porto ▁and ▁Barcelona ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁Final . ▁H oul lier ▁was ▁ind ifferent ▁that ▁his ▁side ▁were ▁considered ▁the ▁under d ogs ▁in ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁final , ▁and ▁told ▁rep or ters , ▁" We ▁have ▁great ▁work ▁eth ic ▁and ▁team ▁eth ic . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁desire ▁to ▁achieve ▁something ▁as ▁a ▁club ." ▁He ▁confirmed ▁in ▁his ▁pre - match ▁press ▁conference ▁that ▁H es key ▁would ▁start ▁the ▁final , ▁though ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁final ▁decision ▁over ▁who ▁would ▁partner ▁the ▁England ▁forward . ▁ ▁Ar sen al ▁manager ▁Ar s ène ▁W enger ▁admitted ▁his ▁team ▁had ▁under ach ieved ▁during ▁the ▁season , ▁but ▁took ▁criticism ▁of ▁failing ▁to ▁challenge ▁Manchester ▁United ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁and ▁progress ing ▁further ▁in ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁as ▁a ▁" com pl iment ▁to ▁the ▁club ". ▁He ▁spoke ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁moving ▁FA ▁Cup ▁t ies ▁mid week ▁to ▁prevent ▁fi xture ▁con g estion , ▁because ▁the ▁current ▁system ▁was ▁too ▁demand ing ▁for ▁the ▁big ▁clubs : ▁" In ▁England ▁a ▁team ▁that ▁goes ▁for ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁automatically ▁has ▁a ▁problem ▁in ▁the