England born center back with Ghanaian descent, Paul Appiah helped Aston Villa win their fourth FA Youth Cup – and first since 2002 – with a commanding display in a 2-1 win against Liverpool at Villa Park.

Ben Chrisene and a Brad Young penalty inside the first 11 minutes inflicted the damage, but the scoreline did not do full justice to their performance and, while Melkamu Frauendorf’s volley deflected in off Seb Revan with 15 minutes to go created some late pressure, the hosts handled it.

Liverpool’s three best chances fell to playmaker Mateusz Musialowski but all missed the target.

Getting to half-time only two goals down represented something of a success for Liverpool, but substitute Frauendorf’s deflected shot came too late to change the outcome.

Athletic centre-back Paul Appiah is captain of the Under-18s during the 2020/21 season. The defender has also featured for the Under-23 squad, playing twice in the EFL Trophy against Fleetwood Town and Carlisle United.

Appiah previously represented Chelsea before moving to the Midlands to join Villa in July 2019.