Playing with relentless hunger and intelligence, responding to the endless support of their fans, Aston Villa deservedly defeated Liverpool in the FA Cup semifinal at Wembley yesterday to reach the May 30 final, also at Wembley, where they will face Arsenal. Taking a wrecking ball to Steven Gerrard's farewell dream, Villa had more players with the desire to win. Christian Benteke equalised Philippe Coutinho's goal and worried Liverpool's defence throughout.Fabian Delph was magnificent, a constant source of inspiration to accompany his non-stop running.He scored what proved the winning goal from an assist by Jack Grealish, whose talent Villa fans have always known about. Now the whole country knows.Gerrard's mind may be willing but the legs are weak and his last game in English football will not be the Cup final on his 35th birthday before he departs for LA Galaxy. Not every Hollywood script has a fairy-tale ending.It was another former England midfielder celebrating at the end. Tim Sherwood, Villa's manager, ran down the touchline, punching the air, and smiling at the fans who have taken to their exuberant manager. Sherwood had ripped up the history books.The victory was as sweet. In the build-up, Villa fans had been forced to endure all the stories about this being Gerrard's day.Playing his 36th game at Wembley, Gerrard returned to the starting lineup, taking the armband from Jordan Henderson.Gerrard was chasing his 184th goal for the club, which would have seen him move ahead of Robbie Fowler into fifth place in Liverpool's all-time scoring chart.As the clock ticked down, as Gerrard's farewell dream appeared to fade, Liverpool tried to raise their game.Coutinho curled in a corner that Gerrard met with a powerful header. Much to his frustration, Gerrard saw his header cleared off the line by Kieran Richardson.When Lovren wildly shot wide, Villa knew they had won. Gerrard's dream was over. Villa's lives on. ..