Can: How coach's advice will help me at Wembley
Although the words of Jürgen Klopp will still be ringing in Emre Can's ears as he steps out at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, the advice of one of the midfielder's former managers is also set to be at the forefront of his mind.
As the German explained: "I had a coach, Horst Hrubesch, he said if you come to the final and lose the final, it would have been better to go out in the first round.
"That's what I think."
Can may be just 22 years old, but he has already experienced both sides of the coin when it comes to these showpiece fixtures.
Back in 2011, the No.23 was part of the Germany U17 team that suffered a 5-2 defeat to the Netherlands in the final of the European Championships.
But he tasted his first success in a decisive game 12 months later, helping Bayern Munich get the better of Klopp's Borussia Dortmund in the German Supercup final.
When asked what he has learned from all that, Can replied: "That you [should] put all you have into those games.
"It's a final, [the build-up is] different. I think we will give our best in the final of course, we will put everything we have into the game.
"We train hard every day and it's everyone's dream to come to the final and win the final.
"Everybody dreams of playing in a final at a stadium like Wembley against Manchester City. It will be a big game and hopefully we will win."
Can should be helped by the fact he has already run out at Wembley before, even though that experience was a negative one.
The midfielder was in Reds line-up that lost out to Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-finals last term and so is determined to put things right this time around.
"I lost the last game I played at Wembley and it was not a good feeling. Hopefully this time it will change," he added.
"When you lost your last game at Wembley it makes the team stronger, it makes you stronger, and you don't want that same feeling again.
"You train every day, every session, hard and you want to win trophies. In the last game when you lose it, it makes no sense, and that's what we don't want in the final."
The former Bayer Leverkusen man won't be calling on his last experience of facing Manchester City, however.
That 4-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium has no bearing on proceedings in a cup final, Can insists.
"It's a different game, you can't compare this game to the Premier League game," he insisted.
"It's a final, it's different, they will give their best. Maybe they didn't have their best day when we played against them in the league but it will be a different game.
"It's more about the team performance. Of course, it will be a tough game for both team, but at the end you will see who gives more, who wants [it] more, and that team will be the winner."