STEVEN Davis admitted that drawing Liverpool in the semi-final of the EFL Cup “doesn’t get any tougher” – but then bullishly stated “it’s about time we got to a final”.

Saints defeated one of the Premier League top dogs Arsenal at The Emirates 2-0 last night thanks to Jordy Clasie and Ryan Bertrand’s strikes, but Davis believes that free-scorers Liverpool will be a different prospect.

Although, Davis, who says Saints have the belief to go on and win the EFL Cup, knows that if Saints are to bag a dream Wembley final they have little option but to go toe-to-toe with England’s elite.

“It doesn’t get any tougher does it let’s be honest,” he said. “If you’re going to win the competition then you’re going to beat these teams.

“It’s going to be a very tough semi-final over the two legs, but we’ll give our all. It’s about time we got to a final, but there’s a tough task in front of us.”

Davis was delighted at Saints’ performance against the Gunners that saw them into the last four.

“It was a great start in the first half for us and overall it was a good, solid performance,” he said.

“Obviously in the second half we had to manage the game. They came out at us but we stayed strong and look dangerous on the counterattack still.”

Clasie netted his first goal of his Saints career and Davis was pleased that someone else stepped up in the absence of top-scorer Charlie Austin of his scoring duties.

The Northern Ireland international said: “It was a wonderful strike. He’s capable of doing that. You see it in training.

“He hasn’t had too many opportunities fall to him, but he obviously took it very well.

“The same with Bertie (Ryan Bertrand) as well: he’s got that ability to finish when he gets into those areas. Two good goals from our point of view and delighted to get through.”

Davis was pleased for Clasie after getting his first Saints strike.

“It’s obviously nice to get off the mark and we’ve been speaking about being more clinical in front of goal and obviously spreading the goals throughout the team,” he said.

“With Charlie not playing tonight somebody else had to do it, so obviously I’m delighted for the two boys. It’s a good scenario and hopefully we can build on it now.”

Now Saints are taking aim for their first EFL Cup semi-final for 30 years.

The 31-year-old, who has never won a senior trophy in England, wants to get amongst the silverware before he has to hang up his boots.

“I think for players like myself who are a little bit older you realise that every years goes past is a chance missed,” he said. “We’ve put ourselves in a good position.

“ It’s a tough draw, but you have to beat these teams. We have belief we can get there, but there’s a lot of football to played between now and then.”