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Brendan Rodgers believes lifting the Capital One Cup would trigger a new era of success for Liverpool FC.

The Reds face Chelsea in the first leg of their semi-final at Anfield on Tuesday night on the back of a eight-game unbeaten run in all competitions.

Rodgers was part of the Chelsea staff when they beat Liverpool in the 2005 League Cup final.

That proved to be a catalyst for the Londoners under Jose Mourinho and Rodgers, who is desperate to clinch the first trophy of his Anfield reign, believes winning the competition could do something similar for his squad.

“I joined Chelsea as a young coach in 2004 and in that period of time they weren’t renowned as serial winners,” Rodgers told talkSPORT.

“They were looking for their first trophy. In 2005 they beat Liverpool in what was the Carling Cup final in Cardiff and that set them off on a run over the past decade.

“We now associate them with being winners. That first trophy was very important for them.

“That’s what we’re trying to do here. We’re building in a different way with a different model with young players. But if we can get a trophy this year with the squad being so young then it will let us build towards the future.

“We hope winning a trophy this year can start off a period of success for us. We want this group of players to be together for a long time.”

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