Simon Mignolet: 'Liverpool can make history in the FA Cup this year'

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet believes that they are well placed to "make history" in the FA Cup this season.

The Reds meet Aston Villa in the semi-final at Wembley this afternoon, and the Belgian goalkeeper is hopeful of ending the club's nine-year wait to win the competition.

He told reporters: "It was 2006 when Liverpool last won the FA Cup and we don't want to see a 10-year anniversary in 2016.

"We want to win it this season and hopefully make a little bit of history."

The winners of this afternoon's clash will meet Arsenal in May's final after the Gunners edged out Reading on Saturday.