Adam Lallana: It's a hard road to reach Wembley dream

Adam Lallana says it will take hard work if he and his Liverpool team are to achieve their goal of reaching Wembley this year.

The Reds travel to Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday night for their FA Cup Fourth Round replay after the sides drew 0-0 at Anfield ten days ago.

And England man Lallana hopes the return of Daniel Sturridge, his team-mate for club and country, can give Liverpool the edge against the Trotters and set up a Fifth Round visit to Crystal Palace.

"Every kid dreams of going to Wembley and lifting The FA Cup, but you've got to do the hard yards to get there," said Lallana, who saw his late close-range header in the initial tie miss the target.

"It's going to be another tough game and obstacle in front of us in Bolton - they made it difficult for us and had a lot of men behind the ball.

"Maybe we weren't clinical enough. Having Sturridge back is a huge bonus because that's where he's at his best - in and around the box. 

"In games where it's tight, you always look to him to poach the goal or get the finish."

Liverpool have already seen a spot in a Wembley final slip through their fingers this season.

In the League Cup semi-final they were edged out 2-1 on aggregate by Chelsea after two breathtaking games.

Brendan Rodgers's side will think themselves unlucky for missing out on a place under the Arch already, and Lallana says they must take their chances against Bolton to keep their dreams alive.

"In the last few games, the Chelsea game comes to mind, we have had a lot of chances but just not been clinical enough," the 26-year-old said in an interview with LiverpoolFC.com.

"Maybe the 'keeper has had a good game, but we have got high standards and when we're in those areas, more often than not we want to turn them into goals."

Lallana will be taking nothing for granted when the Premier League giants arrive at Macron Stadium to face their Championship opponents.

Despite Liverpool's dominance in the first game, Bolton defended well and their goalkeeper Adam Bogdan was in inspired form. They also gave the Reds a couple of scares on the break.

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And the former Southampton man, who could make his 25th appearance for Liverpool on Wednesday night following his summer switch from St Mary's, says the seven-time FA Cup winners will not take anything for granted in their pursuit of silverware.

"They are experienced. Emile Heskey and [Eidur] Gudjohnsen have been around the block, and caused us a few problems, especially on the break in the first half," he said.

"The manager adjusted that at half-time, I remember, but it might be a different game going to their place. They might come at us a little bit more, which might make the game a little bit different.

"But we're still going to show them the respect they deserve. We know it's going to be a tough game."

Lallana added: "It's a competition we really want to do well in, especially after unfortunately going out of the semis in the League Cup last week."