they knocked out aston villa. they knocked out aston villa. they needed that win. it was not great. they had not been playing brilliant football but i think the result is the most important thing that counts. love the fa cup. all the more exciting when you have a liverpool legend, pitching up at old trafford to face manchester united. steven gerrard now in charge of aston villa. and how different the night could have been for him and his team, if luck had been on his side. here's craig templeton. apparently, these have been slipping at manchester united. he had them as liverpool captain. the smile tells you the kind of old trafford welcome it earned him. lacking standards is not a criticism that could be aimed at scott mctominay. this cross was, though. commentator: really good ball, headed home by scott mctominay. now the smiles were united's. that goal did provoke a villa fight back. 0llie watkins just inches away from the equaliser. that wouldn't be the end of his frustration. because his villa side did find the net after the break, but var saw something wrong. after a trip to the screen,