Simon: A lot of work before Wembley
Given the fact that Simon Mignolet has yet to experience the elation of lifting a major trophy in his career, you would forgive the Liverpool goalkeeper for allowing his thoughts to drift to Wembley.
The home of English football is the target for Brendan Rodgers' Reds as they begin their FA Cup challenge with an Anfield clash against League One outfit Oldham Athletic on Sunday afternoon.
Mignolet's memories as a child in Belgium watching cup encounters on television, added to his fledgling forays into the tournament with Sunderland, have provided a sense of its importance.
But while the 25-year-old briefly acknowledges the exciting thought of hoisting aloft the trophy in May, he is constantly and unequivocally focused on today's third-round opponents.
"It would be nice, of course," the stopper told Liverpoolfc.com. "Before that would be able to happen, we still have a lot of work to do.
"It's far more important to make sure we take everything step-by-step - starting with the first game in the cup on Sunday.
"The later stages of the FA Cup and especially at Wembley, we saw back in Belgium. It's a huge opportunity to play at Anfield.
"There are still a lot of games to be played, starting with this one against Oldham. We don't really have to think about what's coming after that, but we have to make sure that we progress into the next round."
A secondary factor, revenge, will be in play throughout the encounter on Merseyside, with Liverpool seeking retribution for the 3-2 defeat suffered by Oldham in the fourth round 12 months ago.
Mignolet was still a Sunderland player then, though, and the Belgium international's singular goal for the visit of the Latics is an assured place in the fourth round.
"We want to win any game, so the next game happens to be Oldham. It doesn't really matter what happened last year," he continued.
"It's a new game and a new challenge to look forward to. It's at home, at Anfield, again - where we have to show that we want to progress in the FA Cup.
"Every game we play is a different one. It's a new game to play on Sunday at Anfield; we'll prepare ourselves and make sure that we focus on what we have to do, not what has been or what's going to be.
"It's more important that we make sure we get ourselves into the next stage."