Liverpool, Jan 22: Michael Owen guided Liverpool into the League Cup final on Tuesday after they beat first division Sheffield United 2-0 on the night after extra time and 3-2 on aggregate. Liverpool, who lost the away leg at Bramall Lane 2-1, took a ninth-minute lead through Senegal forward El Hadji Diouf but needed Owen's 107th-minute strike to line up a final with either holders Blackburn Rovers or Manchester United.

Rovers host United on Wednesday with their semi-final tied at 1-1 after the first leg as they bid to reach the final in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on March2.
Liverpool, who have won the League Cup a record six times, fully deserved their trip to Wales after keeping a courageous Sheffield United side under control for most of the game.
England midfielder Steven Gerrard, whose side had been under fire after an 11-match winless streak before Saturday's victory at Southampton, told Sky Sports: "We've had a lot stick but it was up to us to prove them wrong. Bureau Report