AnfieldRoad.com - Joe Cole warns Liverpool.

AnfieldRoad.com - Joe Cole warns Liverpool.

Steven Gerrard will lead Liverpool out at Cardiff tomorrow, hoping to bring his total of League Cup medals to three. He's also fully aware how important his own role will be at the Millennium Stadium: "Chelsea play three in midfield, it is their big strength with Lampard at the centre of things and they control games from there and feed their excellent front players. That is how they have worked all season so it is important that come Sunday we dominate midfield because that will have a big, big say in the outcome."

Gerrard feels that there may be a kick in the tail of a Chelsea team hurt by two successive cup defeats. He said, "Chelsea are a good side and they could be like a wounded animal after what has happened to them. I just hope it is not against us but they save the backlash for the week after. But their confidence may well be a bit down after two defeats in a week and people will say it is a good time to play them. But a good side usually bounces back after being beaten once, and certainly after two defeats. It doesn't matter what has happened to Chelsea in the past week, we are still the underdogs. That puts a lot more pressure on Chelsea which is what we like.

"If you look at the table it shows they are more consistent than us, but come the final all that goes out of the window. It's a one-off game and whoever plays the best will control the game."

Gerrard has been made captain since his last winner's medal, and is hoping to get the chance to lift the trophy. "I have been at Liverpool since I was eight and I have always dreamed of playing in cup finals, and to be the captain makes it that extra special. Now I am looking for a good team performance and then I will be lifting the trophy come Sunday afternoon. Cardiff has been a great place for us, we have won all our important finals there and the fans love the place. Those fans have proved to be the best in the business and they love going to Cardiff and I hope they will see the victory they want."

And Liverpool fans are hoping that it's the start of what's needed to bring success in other competitions.