Stoke City manager Mark Hughes insists his side will do everything they can to overcome Liverpool in the Capital One Cup semi-final.

The Potters head to Anfield on Tuesday trailing 1-0 after the first leg home defeat but Hughes insists he and his players are not daunted by the task of attempting to overturn a one-goal deficit at the home of the Reds to progress to their first League Cup final since 1972.

"It has been 40-odd years, and we remind the players of that because this is an opportunity to make your mark in the game," said Hughes.

"When that presents itself, you really have to grasp it. It is an opportunity we are not going to allow pass by lightly.

"We are going to give it everything - it is a chance for everybody involved here to achieve something that hasn't been achieved for many years.

"And it is important to us because if we can get to a final, win a trophy, then that gives you a winning mentality - you've experienced that as a group and that will help you to continue to progress.

"It is a big part of what we want to do moving forward."

He added: "The clarity of what we need to do is going to be an advantage I think. We are going to really push this. If we do what we're good at, we'll run them very close."