Everton’s final berth – their 13th appearance at the showpiece occasion – was further evidence Moyes’s side are emerging from the shadow of Liverpool, who they eliminated earlier in the competition.

But Cahill says: “We’re not arsed what Liverpool do. This is all about us. We don’t worry what they’re doing. They’re obviously a great team and a great football club, but we’re only bothered about Everton and what we do. But this is beautiful for our supporters.

“This is what they turn up for. They believe in us and we believe in them.”

Despite already eliminating three of the five teams that currently stand above them in the Premier League table, Everton will once again be the underdogs against Chelsea at Wembley.

Cahill, though, has grown accustomed to defying expectations of others during his career, and has an unshakeable belief in completing the job in six weeks’ time.

“I don’t think a lot of people thought we’d get to the final,” he says.

“But we’ve proved everyone wrong again, and we’ll have to do it once more in the final.

“We’ve had a difficult run of games to the final, but coming into the semi-final against United we kept positive on how we’ve been playing, how well we’ve been moving the ball about and the way we’ve been winning games.

“For us, to get through to the final the way we have isn’t a surprise.

“We try so hard to achieve these goals, and the belief and passion we show means we can gain these rewards.”