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

We are Liverpool Football Club and the expectations are so high.

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.

Even now I can say I'd love to finish my career here, and then stay in the game after that.

This club is all about winning trophies and we've got a chance of bringing the greatest trophy of them all back to Anfield, so it means a great deal obviously.

How can I think of leaving Liverpool after a night like this? I am really happy with the club. I will be having talks with the chairman and the manager shortly, but it is looking good. Liverpool fans are crazy, they were unbelievable, and I'd like to dedicate this victory to them.

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.

I think we could do with being a little more adventurous in certain areas and push on that little bit more, while a bit of luck also wouldn't go amiss.

I share their frustration at times and I get down just like them when we suffer a bad result.