Carragher: Six years is too long
Liverpool head into the Carling Cup final this afternoon with Jamie Carragher insisting it's time to end their wait for a major trophy.
The Reds haven't lifted one of the game's domestic honours since 2006 when they landed the FA Cup - and Carra believes the time has come for the club to once again start adding silverware to the Anfield trophy cabinet.
"Six years without a trophy is too long for this football club," Carragher said.
"People see Champions League football as an achievement these days. Some people would rather get in the top four than win a trophy.
"But the way I look at it is that the history of this club is all about silverware. There's nothing better than winning major finals.
"We want to put another Cup in the cabinet."
The Reds are looking forward to their first visit to the new national stadium this afternoon when they will kick off against Cardiff City as overwhelming favourites to lift the first trophy of the season.
"Liverpool's history is full of trips to Wembley. In the manager's time as a player here and then when he took over, it was like a second home for the club," added Carragher.
"Of course not going there for 16 years sounds worse than it is because the stadium didn't exist for quite a few years.
"We went to Cardiff and had some fantastic times there. I wouldn't swop them for anything.
"The supporters had some great days out in Cardiff and we did very well at the Millennium Stadium.
"But it's great for everyone involved with the club to be back at Wembley. We've waited a long time for a day like Sunday.
"The new Wembley has been open for a while now and it's disappointing that it's taken us so long so get there.
"But having got there, the important thing is that we go on and win the trophy now. That will make it more special."
Carragher is keeping his fingers crossed that he's selected to start the final this afternoon, but knows he's in the unusual position of heading to a showpiece occasion not certain of seeing his name on the teamsheet.
"I went out of the team through injury and other players have come in and played well," he said.
"The manager has been fair to those players and rightly so. Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel have been two of our best players. I've got to wait my turn, just as other players had to wait their turn when I'd been playing for so long. That's just the way football is. You have to respect the manager's decision, respect the other players and do the best for your club when you get a chance.
"I would love to get in the team for the final. It's always been a dream of mine to play for Liverpool at Wembley and hopefully I'll play some part in the game.
"But the most important thing is that whoever is out there on the pitch ensures we bring that trophy back.
"There's a lot of talk about how important this day is to Liverpool, but remember it's just as important to Cardiff.
"It's a massive game in their history and it's a big achievement for them to get to the final. They will be desperate to win it.
"You only have to look back at my years here for examples of us being beaten in the Carling Cup or the FA Cup by lower league opposition. Our record hasn't been that great against lower league sides.
"We've come a cropper a few times so we can't afford to take anything for granted."