Shay Given will keep his place in Aston Villa 's side for the FA Cup final at Wembley against Arsenal - and is putting Brad Guzan under pressure for the No 1 jersey in the Premier League . Guzan was said to be hurting after missing out on the semi-final victory over Liverpool , but understood Tim Sherwood 's decision to keep faith in the competition with the Republic of Ireland goalkeeper . Given 's performances in the FA Cup have given Sherwood plenty to consider as the Villa manager looks to pick up the points required to stay in the top-flight , beginning with a trip to Manchester City on Saturday evening . Shay Given celebrates Aston Villa 's 2-1 victory against Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley . Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzen lost out to Given for the Liverpool clash and is set to lose out again for the final . 'Shay comes in every day and trains hard , ' said goalkeeping coach Tony Parks . 'He 's fully behind Guz when he plays in the league team and he puts pressure on him . If Guz is n't playing well then Shay will be back in the team . 'The reverse comes in the cup . Brad hurts , Brad wants to play at Wembley in the semi-final but like he said to me , it 's all about the bigger picture . 'He understands that Shay has earned the right to play in these games and that Shay has earned the right to stay in the team for the Cup final . I do n't see that really being a question . ' Given 's recent performances have given Villa boss Tim Sherwood plenty to ponder overt the coming weeks .
Aston will face Arsenal in the FA Cup final at Liverpool on May 30 . Shay Given started for Villa in their 2-1 semi-final victory against Wembley . Villa travel to the Etihad to play Manchester City on Saturday .