Steven Gerrard has described Liverpool's upcoming FA Cup quarter-final tie against Stoke City as like a "final" and hopes the Reds can become more clinical in front of goal following their 3-0 victory over rivals Everton.

With Champions League qualification for next season all but ruled out, the FA Cup is Liverpools sole aim for the remainder of the campaign.

"It feels good and it's nice to get a hat-trick but I'm not really interested in personal achievements," Gerrard told reporters following the Everton match.

"What's important to me is that we move up the league and we get to Wembley on Sunday in the FA Cup. It's a massive game and we need to treat it like the cup final, it's as simple as that.

"We need to put in a big performance because we want to take the supporters down to Wembley for a second time. It would be a fantastic achievement if we could get to Wembley twice."

Goalkeeper Pepe Reina, meanwhile, was also looking ahead to the FA Cup date and another opportunity to play at Wembley following Liverpool's League Cup victory over Cardiff City.

The Spaniard added that beating Everton so comprehensively would give Kenny Dalglish's team confidence going into another match at Anfield.

"Sunday's game is perhaps the most important game of the season for us," Reina admitted. "It will be a cup final for us.

"It is another opportunity for us to get back to Wembley [for the semi-finals], and that means a lot for us and for the club. To take one more step closer to a trophy is an opportunity for us. We have to play our best, and playing at Anfield is something we can take confidence from.

"This derby win came at a special moment for us. We have been through a weak spell in recent weeks, but that's what the Premier League is about.

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