I was always determined to make it as a footballer, but if things hadn't worked out, I'd have maybe followed my dad into the building industry.

It will be the proudest moment of my life leading Liverpool out. I've dreamed of this day since I was a kid, kicking a ball against the wall in the street where I lived. What could be better than leading Liverpool out for the Champions League final? Only lifting the trophy. We need everyone, all 11 players who start and the subs, to be ready to give everything. We need that mentality, when everyone has to put everything on the line for Liverpool. That is what it will take to win. We have to make sure we don't have any regrets at the final whistle.

I think it all goes down to who plays the better football on the night.

We've proved a lot of people wrong so far but the job is not finished yet and if we come home from Istanbul empty handed then it would be a disaster.

When I die, don't bring me to the hospital. Bring me to Anfield. I was born there and will die there.

The odds were against us, but we deserve to be where we are.

I tried to nutmeg him. It never came off and he gave me a slap on the back of the head and told me to start behaving