He said: “I’m extremely excited, we can’t wait. The days are long now and we are focused on a day we will never forget.

“I think that it’s been an outstanding season for us so far and this could be the perfect end.

“I can see the players very focused and even though there’s a lot of noise with a final and it’s a massive event.

“It’s easy for the focus to go away but they are focused to play a good game, please our fans and put our name into the history books.

'We’ve only played one Scottish Cup final in our history, so if we can win a domestic double it will be indescribable.'

“It’s going to be a really tough game against a team that’s beat us in the last two games so we have to be at our very best if we want to have a chance.

“It will be the best team on the day that will win and the small details will make the difference.

“I don’t think there are favourites or underdogs, plus it’s a cup competition so both teams are desperate to win it and hopefully we can play our best and give ourselves a chance.”

The Ghirls have had to do things the hard way this season in cup competitions, defeating Rangers, Hibernian and Glasgow City on the way to lifting the League Cup, then besting Rangers and Hearts before meeting City again in the Scottish Cup.

Lifting the first domestic cup earlier in the season provided the team with a confidence boost and has fuelled their road to this final according to the manager.

He added: “It certainly gave us a drive in our previous games. Against Rangers in the quarter-finals that was the feeling that took us through it and got us the win.

'They are hungry for more and we want to experience it again.'

For a team that hasn’t won in 11 years, to win the first one is more difficult and now we know how to do it but we will play against an outstanding team and we will need to be at our best.

“The previous cup final is one of the best days in my 15-year footballing career and it’s something we want to experience again.

“It would mean the world. I came here to win titles, that’s what attracted me but I didn’t think it would come so early. The fact we are playing the final is a massive success."

Fran Alonso: We can end outstanding season in perfect way