The most important job Lucas gave me this morning was to grab an exclusive interview with one of my teammates at Melwood – so I headed into the canteen to search for a scoop.

As I walked through the doors, I spotted Martin Skrtel settling down for a pre-training coffee and thought he would be a good choice for a quick chat.

Here’s how it went…

Who is the best player you have ever played with in your career?

It is definitely not Alberto Moreno! It must be Steven Gerrard.

Are you ready for Saturday?

Yes, I’m trying to be.

Can you believe that I’m a journalist today?

No, I can’t, because your English is ‘muy malo’ [very bad]!

Thank you for your time, Martin!

Note from the editor: I don’t think Alberto should give up his day job!