. ▁James ▁Law ton ' s ▁match ▁report ▁in ▁The ▁Independent ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁em path etic ; ▁although ▁in ▁pra ise ▁of ▁Henry ' s ▁performance ▁his ▁inde c ision ▁compared ▁to ▁O wen , ▁demonstrated ▁how ▁" effect , ▁not ▁style , ▁is ▁everything " ▁in ▁football . ▁C live ▁White ▁of ▁The ▁Her ald ▁critic ised ▁Henry ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁end ▁product , ▁using ▁the ▁final ▁and ▁Ar sen al ' s ▁European ▁failure ▁against ▁Val encia ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁how ▁he ▁would ▁never ▁be ▁considered ▁a ▁" natural ▁goals cor er ". ▁Ron ▁At kin son , ▁writing ▁in ▁his ▁tact ics ▁column ▁for ▁The ▁Guardian ▁noted ▁Liverpool ' s ▁winning ▁goal ▁only ▁came ▁about ▁because ▁of ▁Ar sen al ' s ▁e ag ern ess ▁to ▁attack , ▁which ▁left ▁g aps ▁in ▁defence . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁was ▁broadcast ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁by ▁both ▁I TV ▁and ▁Sky ▁Sports , ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁providing ▁free - to - air ▁coverage ▁and ▁Sky ▁Sports ▁ 2 ▁being ▁the ▁pay - TV ▁alternative . ▁I TV ▁held ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁view ership , ▁with ▁an ▁over night ▁peak ▁audience ▁of ▁ 7 . 8   mill ion ▁view ers . ▁Four ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁final ▁Liverpool ▁beat ▁A lav és ▁by ▁five ▁goals ▁to ▁four , ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁and ▁complete ▁a ▁tre ble ▁of ▁cup ▁vict ories . ▁Vict ory ▁against ▁Char l ton ▁Athlet ic ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 2