JC: Double would be unbelievable
Jamie Carragher insists winning two out of the three trophies available to Kenny Dalglish's side at the start of the 2011-12 campaign would make it a fantastic season for the Reds.
The No.23 already has two FA Cup winners' medals to his name and the Bootle-born defensive stalwart, who was part of the Liverpool side that won a famous treble of cups in 2001, is determined to add to his tally on Saturday at Wembley.
"If we win the FA Cup against Chelsea, it's a great season for us," Carragher told Liverpoolfc.tv. "We've only been in three competitions, so if we win two, then that's unbelievable. That's a fantastic season.
"If someone had told me at the start of the season that we would win the FA Cup and the Carling Cup, then I would have been pleased.
"In the league, it's just been one of those things; we haven't produced to where we want to be but in cup competitions we have. So at least we've got the cups to fall back on."
Standing between the Reds and a third victory in four months at the new Wembley, is Roberto Di Matteo and his Chelsea side.
Di Matteo was appointed as assistant manager to Andre Villas-Boas in June 2011 before replacing the Portuguese in March this year.
A strong run in both the league and two cup competitions followed and Chelsea now find themselves relishing the prospect of a Champions League final on May 19, just less than two weeks after their FA Cup final clash against the Reds.
"Roberto Di Matteo's done a brilliant job, absolutely brilliant," declared Carragher. "People talk about him for Manager of the Year; I think he's got to be up there. He's got them to two cup finals and back in the hunt for a top four place and I think he's done a great job.
"He'll probably feel hard done by if he doesn't get the job full-time."
Carragher also told Liverpoolfc.tv that it would be a fitting tribute to the late Gary Ablett, should the Reds go on to lift the FA Cup.
Gary is still the only player to have won the trophy with both Liverpool and Everton and his passing was poignantly commemorated before this year's all-Merseyside FA Cup semi-final, when both sets of fans held him in their thoughts.
"It would be a fitting tribute," said Carragher "He was a great man. I think it was great what happened at the semi-final against Everton, when his family were in the director's box and there was a minute's silence.
"He's a sad loss. I went down to see him a couple of times. He came to Melwood after he had the illness, so it was great to see him then and really sad when we got the news about what had happened to him.
"He got great support from the people around him and his family and I'm sure they will continue that."