Kop 10 cup lifting captains
Steven Gerrard took to the Anfield turf before Saturday's clash with the spoils of last weekend's trip to Wembley firmly in his grasp.
It was the third trophy he had lifted as Liverpool captain, an achievement that puts him high on our list of our all-time cup lifting skippers.
But who ranks above Stevie G? We've put together a Kop 10 cup lifting captains.
1. Emlyn Hughes
As captain: FA Cup 1974, UEFA Cup 1976, European Cup 1977, 1978, Super Cup 1977
One of the most dynamic players ever to pull on a red shirt, 'Crazy Horse' captained the club from 1973 to 1979. Shankly's final game was the 3-0 thrashing of Newcastle at Wembley, when Hughes climbed the famous steps to lift Liverpool's second FA Cup. As Bob Paisley's captain, he won the UEFA Cup in 1976 at the Olympiastadion, Brugge.
In 1977 he became the first-ever Liverpool player to get his hands on Europe's greatest prize. He also won the Super Cup that year before lifting his final trophy back at Wembley in 1978 as Liverpool beat Club Brugge to win their third consecutive European trophy.
2. Sami Hyypia
As captain: Super Cup 2001, FA Cup 2001, UEFA Cup 2001, League Cup 2003
The fact that Hyypia sits second and his former teammate Steven Gerrard is joint third on this list, really does pay testament to how successful Liverpool have been in cup competitions over the last decade. No other English team can match Liverpool's trophy haul in cup competitions since 2000. Hyypia might have had another to his name, if Robbie Fowler hadn't of taken up captaincy for the 2001 Worthington Cup final.
And although Redknapp and Fowler went up to collect the FA Cup that same year, Hyypia was alongside them and he had a hand on the silverware, so we awarded him that one. Perhaps the great Finn's finest hour came in Dortmund when he lifted Liverpool's third UEFA Cup after that 5-4 thriller against Alaves.
3. Steven Gerrard
As captain: Champions League 2005, FA Cup 2006, League Cup 2012
Arguably one of the finest Liverpool players of all-time, Gerrard has undoubtedly been an inspirational captain. Famed for his heroics on so many famous Anfield nights, the Reds' current skipper can now add a trophy win at Wembley to his collection.
When he fired Liverpool level in the FA Cup final against West Ham in 2006, he completed the set of scoring in every major cup final. And unlike every other player on this list, for Gerrard, the prospect of more trophy wins remains a very real one.
= Graeme Souness
As captain: League Cup 1982, European Cup 1984, League Cup 1984
Souness' final Liverpool performance, in one of Rome's finest footballing coliseums, the Stadio Olimpico, was fittingly gladiatorial. It effectively secured him a move to Sampdoria a short while after but it was emblematic of a man who was one of the most fierce and yet elegant footballers to ever wear the red shirt.
Penalties against Roma in their own back-yard settled Liverpool's fourth European Cup final outing. Alan Kennedy slotted the winner after Bruce Grobbelaar's wobbly legs bewildered the Italian opposition. Souness went up to lift the cup.
5. Phil Thompson
As captain: League Cup 1981, European Cup 1981
The borough of Knowsley is unique in Europe for a groundbreaking football reason. Three of its most famous sons have all lifted the European Cup as captain of their respective sides. Huyton's Steven Gerrard did it in Istanbul in 2005; Kirkby's Dennis Mortimer lifted it with Aston Villa in 1982 and the year before, Phil Thompson did it as Liverpool captain in Paris.
That year Alan Kennedy's 82nd minute strike was the difference as Liverpool overcame Real Madrid to clinch their third European Cup in five years. Thompson would also get his hands on Liverpool's first-ever League Cup trophy that same year.
6. Tommy Smith
As captain: UEFA Cup 1973
Just last week, our Liverpool FC Museum acquired Tommy's 1973 UEFA Cup winning medal after his glittering collection of memorabilia was auctioned in Chester. And museum curator Stephen Done explained why this particular medal was so important.
"I knew we had to have that one because, it was of course Tommy Smith who was the captain over the two legs," said Stephen. "He lifted the first-ever European trophy for this club, Shankly's only European trophy.
"Tommy Smith, in lifting the trophy, became the first Liverpool-born captain to lift a European trophy. This is an extraordinarily important moment."
= Ron Yeats
As captain: FA Cup 1965
By the time Bill Shankly won his first piece of silverware as Liverpool manager in 1965, the Reds had waited 73-years for FA Cup glory. Everton had won the trophy, so had Manchester United but Liverpool's name was yet to be carved onto the famous old cup.
It was apt that Ron Yeats, who along with Ian St John had formed the backbone of Shankly's first great side, went up to collect the trophy after St John's diving header in extra time saw-off Leeds United.
= Alan Hansen
As captain: FA Cup 1986
If league trophies lifted as captain were factored into this Kop 10, Hansen would rank higher. It is odd to see just the one cup win as captain next to his name, when he is in fact one of the most decorated players in the club's history. But Phil Neal - the club's most decorated player - doesn't even feature.
Hansen had the pleasure of lifting a cup double in his first year as Liverpool captain. It was capped-off by a 3-1 FA Cup triumph over Everton at Wembley. Hansen got his hands on the first division title three times in the following four years.
= Ronnie Whelan
As captain: FA Cup 1989
Alan Hansen was injured for most of the 1988-89 campaign so Ronnie Whelan stepped in. Within months he was climbing the steps at Wembley to receive the FA Cup in Hansen's absence.
Aldridge put Liverpool 1-0 up after just four minutes of the all-Merseyside final. Stuart McCall levelled for Everton on 89 minutes to take the game to extra-time. Ian Rush then came off the bench to strike twice as the Reds edged their bitter rivals 3-2.
= Mark Wright
As captain: FA Cup 1992
Graeme Souness named Wright captain in the absence of Ronnie Whelan, resulting in him lifting the FA Cup at the end of his first season with the club. It could have been different, however, after a mix-up with the medals on the way to Wembley's Royal Box.
The Sunderland players had been given the 'winners' medals despite goals from Michael Thomas and Ian Rush securing a 2-0 victory for Liverpool. Thankfully, the history books will forever say that Mark Wright lifted the Reds' fifth FA Cup in May that year.