Sherwood: Pressure all on Arsenal in cup final

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Tim Sherwood said the pressure will all be on Arsenal when Aston Villa attempt to end their 58-year wait to win the FA Cup next month.

In-form striker Christian Benteke and England midfielder Fabian Delph were on target at Wembley on Sunday as Villa came from behind to beat Liverpool 2-1 in the second semi-final.

Sherwood will now turn his attention back to ensuring Villa avoid relegation from the Premier League, with a trip to champions Manchester City to come on Saturday.

The former Tottenham head coach said: "We will be the underdog. The pressure will be on Arsenal.

"They are the holders. They want to win it again.

"We have a lot of hard work now. We put this on the back-burner.

"We need to secure our safety and then come back here and take the game to Arsenal.

"Every time we play we do that."