Liverpool youngster Jay Spearing says club captain Steven Gerrard is his role-model.

"Anything I can do that comes even close to what Stevie has achieved would be incredible," Spearing told LFC Magazine.

"To get two Champions League appearances already is great for me. Three years ago that was the kind of thing I was dreaming of.

"I'd always be thinking that I want to play in the Champions League and the Premier League. I want to do this, I want to do that.

"But to actually have that reality rubber stamped now and to say I've done it is fantastic.

"Knowing that I've played in what is probably the biggest club tournament in the world will give me bags of confidence going forward.

"But I've got to take things as they come now, day by day and keep working hard."