Lucas Leiva admits he's desperate for Liverpool to reach the FA Cup final as much for himself as Steven Gerrard.

He missed the 2012 League Cup final and two other Wembley appearances that year with a serious knee injury sustained against Chelsea the previous November.

Ahead today's Cup semi against Aston Villa, Lucas said: "I've played at the Maracana a few times but never at Wembley.

"I have been dreaming about it, to be honest. I've been at Liverpool so long. Gerrard deserves to win the FA Cup after what he has done for this club. He has won many trophies here but a lot of people here have been working for many years and not won as much as him. We want to win like him."