Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has challenged Steven Gerrard's teammates to deliver him the ideal birthday present.

Gerrard turns 35 on FA Cup final day this season.

"Our aim was always to win a trophy this year and even more so now with that added incentive," said Rodgers. "To have a captain who has been a monumental figure for this club leaving there'd be no greater tribute than to reach a final, particularly an FA Cup final.

"To see him lift a trophy, that is what dreams are all about. It would be a great way for him to end his career and certainly we don't want Stoke City to be our last game of the season."