To me it's the best trophy you can win and to bring it back for all them fans that have supported us right through would be something special.

I'm born in Liverpool, I'm a Liverpool supporter.

It's too easy to blame other people in football.

I didn't sleep with the European Cup but it was in my room! It was just special and I just had to have the cup with me, lifting the cup as Liverpool captain was just the best moment of my life.

Hopefully it'll give us a bit of luck on the night, but I'm not really a superstitious person.

There is going to be a lot asked of me over the next few weeks but I am getting more experience now and learning all the time.

I will be the one lifting that trophy, not Paolo Maldini. Imagine me hoisting the trophy. It is an image I have in my mind and I want to make it a reality. We have world-class players and, believe me, they are in the mood to do it. The atmosphere around the club at the moment is just top-class.