Brendan Rodgers will tell his Liverpool side to be wary of Oldham Athletic on Sunday - and also one player in particular.
The Merseyside giants tackle the Latics in The FA Cup for the third successive year and it will also see Rodgers come up against a very familiar face.
In the Oldham ranks is his son, Anton, who is relishing the opportunity to take on his dad at Anfield.
Liverpool v Oldham Athletic
The FA Cup with Budweiser
Third Round proper
3pm, Sunday 5 January 2014
Anfield, Liverpool
And after being knocked out in last season's Fourth Round by the League One outfit, Rodgers snr is preparing his side for anything.
"I’ll just tell them the number 17 is the best player!" quipped the Liverpool boss, when he joined is son for a pre-match media briefing.
"In all seriousness, it is a situation that I will want the players to pay attention to because the footballing gods sometimes come into it as well.
"With the footballing gods he could end up getting a goal.
"He’s always had a quality, a knack for a goal and he’s got really good technique. It’s something I need to prepare the players for."
Anton Rodgers prepares to meet his dad in The FA Cup
Meanwhile, 20-year-old former Chelsea and Brighton midfielder Anton, believes fate can often play a part in The FA Cup but insists it will be a special game.
"You just have to concentrate on the game and the moment," he said.
"Sometimes it takes over, fate intervenes and maybe you get a goal that day just because it’s against a team you once played for or, on this occasion, against your dad.
"But it is just about concentrating on the day.
"I think for every Oldham player, not just me, it’s special going to Anfield."
