Lucas Leiva is hoping to play at Wembley Stadium as a Liverpool for the fifth time lucky after helping to steer his side to the Capital One Cup final on Tuesday night.
Remarkably, the holding midfielder has missed all four of the Reds' previous trips to the national stadium after a serious knee injury kept him out of their three journeys down South in 2012.
Under Brendan Rodgers last summer, it seemed that Lucas might finally make a Wembley appearance in their FA Cup semi-final with Aston Villa, before he damaged his thigh during a training session in build-up to the game.
But having once again helped his side to the final of the League Cup, playing the full 120 minutes as their semi-final second-leg with Stoke City went all the way to penalties - where Lucas scored his spot-kick to help send them through in a 6-5 win.
Jürgen Klopp's charges now face Manchester City in the final of the competition on February 28 and the 29-year-old is hoping to finally walk out onto the hallowed turf in a red shirt.
Lucas hoping to end long wait for Wembley walkout
Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com, Lucas joked that he has his "fingers crossed" and added: "Everyone knows I've never played [at Wembley] and we still have a month to go, but I ask everyone to pray that I can get there and help Liverpool to win."
The Brazilian told how he "always helped" the team to get to Wembley but that he was never able to play "because of [various] issues", adding that he hopefully will be able to play this time, saying that's why he is "really happy" - acknowledging that the win was his 300th first-team game for the club, which he called "amazing."
Lucas admitted that playing under the arch in the national stadium has "always" been in his mind, but was wary of getting carried away, saying: "I don't want to talk too much because it's still [a few weeks away]." He added that he remembered getting excited prior to the Reds' trip to the capital last term, before picking up an injury the day before game, though said: "I'm sure it won't happen again!"
He insisted that he's "doing everything right" and said this year has been "a very good one" for himself personally and that he feels he deserves "to play there [at Wembley] and hopefully win a title for the club."
The Reds' No.21 explained that he "just tried to be calm" when he stepped up to his penalty, being the sixth man to score and having to find the back of the net otherwise the Reds would have crashed out of the competition, saying he tried to do what he does in training, calling himself "lucky" that he could score before Joe Allen scored the decisive spot-kick and put them through.
Reflecting on their performance, he said they didn't perform well in the first-half because they "didn't pass the ball" and "were too direct" but said in the second-half they "controlled the game more" and "deserved it" by the end of the game, though he said they "had some luck as well" because Stoke "played really well" and "made it really difficult" for the home side.
Bright future ahead for this Liverpool squad, says Lucas
Lucas' 300-game milestone paled in significance given the result, but the midfielder took pleasure from reaching so many games for the club which he has plied his trade for since 2007.
He said that there have been "a lot of ups and downs" during the course of his Merseyside career, insisting his life "has always been like this" and he has "always had to fight until the end" and show his love and commitment for the club "every single day."
He accepted that sometimes "it doesn't work too well" but dismissed it, saying: "That's life, that's football and you just have to keep going and fighting because if you show passion and determination, I think that's the first thing people want to see."
He declared that after that, "the performance" is of secondary importance, but said he has "been having a good season" on both parts.
Lucas added that it's "always about titles and winning mentality" but says the squad have "been showing this" recently and that whilst "performances have maybe not been the way we want, that will take time" because it's "a new manager coming in" and "a new way of playing" which he says they are "buying into" and "doing everything" they can to adjust to.
He acknowledged that sometimes it will "be more difficult" and cause them a lot of "frustration" but said that if they "believe like we believed [versus Stoke]" then there is a "bright future ahead of this group [of players]" saying that "everybody can see how together we are."