Liverpool and AC Milan will meet in the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons after the Italians knocked Manchester United out of the competition at the San Siro.

First half strikes from Kaka and Clarence Seedorf quickly turned the tie around after United's 3-2 first leg victory while Gilardino added a third late on to seal an emphatic 5-3 aggregate victory for Carlo Ancelotti's men.

And so just two years after the two clubs played out the greatest ever Champions League final in Istanbul, they will meet again in Athens on May 23 in a bid to land European football's top prize.