Pepe Reina is relishing Sunday's Carling Cup final with Cardiff City and insists the occasion is one of the main reasons players want to sign for Liverpool.

Reina ended his first season with the Reds by lifting the FA Cup in 2006 but the club haven't been in a domestic cup final since.

But our No. 25 believes Liverpool will soon be back doing what they exist to do - win trophies on a regular basis.

"It has been a while," said Reina in an exclusive interview in this week's pre-cup final LFC magazine. "We all would have been happier seeing the team play in more cup finals, but that's the way it goes.

"After so much time, we are really excited by the final. It's going to be huge for every single person that supports Liverpool.

"This is why you sign for Liverpool; the club is here to do that (try and win trophies). Not long ago, we were a club reaching finals and fighting for titles.

"That wasn't the way for a while but now it's what we are trying to achieve again. I think we are going the right way."

The full Reina interview, plus a series of cup final features and interviews - and a 20-question League Cup quiz - are all in this week's LFC magazine...the perfect Wembley companion.