Shane Long determined to ensure Southampton secure silverware at Wembley

Long is well aware it is a rare opportunity for clubs like theirs and knows they have to make the most of it.

Striker Shane Long believes Southampton have to seize the chance to win silverware having reached the EFL Cup final the hard way.

A 2-0 aggregate victory over Liverpool, after previously disposing of Premier League opposition in Crystal Palace, Sunderland and Arsenal without conceding a goal, has got the Saints to their first major final since finishing FA Cup runners-up in 2003.