Hailed by many as the current best player in the world (mostly those who don't like Cristiano Ronaldo, presumably), Kaka is the complete footballing superstar. His three goals against Manchester United in the semi finals helped secure AC Milan a European Cup Final slot against Liverpool, while he continues to terrorise defences as part of Brazil's international dream team.

But does he think his team has what it takes to get revenge on Liverpool in Athens this Wednesday (May 23), following their penaty shoot-out defeat two years ago? Not 'alf!

So does Gattuso have to mark Gerrard to win the final?

Gattuso is a fundamental player for Milan because of the amount he runs, and the motivation which he transmits to the team. I can’t see Gattuso run the way he runs and not do anything. So for me, in the field, he is a great motivator. Now who he should mark or not mark is up to Ancelotti to decide.

What do you think of Gerrard?

An excellent player. In my opinion, he is a modern player because he is a player who runs, marks, knows how to pass, cross, score goals, and he is a leader in the field for Liverpool. So he is a player that I’d like to have in my team.

So what’s Milan’s advantage in comparison to Liverpool?

The advantage of Milan is the phase we are going through because we’ve been through difficult moments this season. We’ve oscillated between good and bad moments but we grew a lot in the most important moment of the season, which is at the end. So we had an excellent quarter final round and now we reached the finals in a very motivated spirit.

Liverpool doesn’t have one star striker. Milan doesn’t have one star striker. You score, Gerrard scores goals...Does this make the final a lot more difficult as well?

Let’s see what happens. These are teams that scored many goals. They’re teams that beat important teams, so even without having this characteristic of prolific strikers, I think we have good strikers who can decide the game.

What memory do you have of the 2005 final? Is it a positive memory because you played in a Champion’s League final or is the result something you want to forget?

There are many moments in that final for me. I have good moments and bad moments. Of course we lost the final. The way we lost, winning the game three zero and then losing in the penalty shots. It’s really a strong memory because of that but as I said before, it’s a thing of the past. For me the experience of having reached a final, having participated in a Champion’s League final is what counts. And now I have that once again. So I also have good memories of that opportunity.

The team played perfectly in the second game against Manchester. Was your game perfect in the first game against Manchester? Two goals at Old Trafford?

I like to do a general balance of the semi-final. I think that three goals against Manchester is something really special. To be able to score three goals against a team like Manchester, two at Old Trafford and one at San Siro was a privilege. But it’s like I always say, it’s about the pleasure of taking my team forward, helping my team, and my team mates being able to count on me.

The word on everyone’s mouth at the moment is revenge. Is it a word you don’t even want to hear about?

No. I don’t talk about revenge because what happened in 2004 and 2005 is in the past. It has been marked in history that Liverpool were champions in 2004 and 2005. So I’ll have the opportunity to play once again against them and have the opportunity to make our mark in history this time. So I hope the result is different.

Who will win the final?