Steven Gerrard heads into the Olympic Stadium tonight with a pledge to the Liverpool fans dreaming of a sixth European Cup: 'You know we won’t let you down.'

Whatever the result against AC Milan in Athens, Gerrard says the players have shown enough times in the past they'll give everything for the red shirt.

And although the skipper would prefer a more orthodox route to success than that which saw him inspire Liverpool to victory from a 3-0 deficit in 2005, he says the same spirit will be on show tonight.