Newcastle United have beaten Liverpool 2-1 at the Wembley Stadium to win the Carabao Cup trophy, their first domestic title in 70 years.
The Toons were also in the final in that 2022/23 season, but lost 2-0 to Manchester United, and this time, they redeemed themselves and deservedly won it.
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Dan Burn opened the scoring in the first half with a brilliant header. This comes days after earning his first England national team call-up under new head coach Thomas Tuchel.
In-form striker Alexander Isak doubled the lead in the second half, before Italian attacker Frederico Chiesa pulled one back for the Reds but it was too late.
The Eddie Howe-led side won their first domestic trophy with the win over Liverpool, with their last trophy at the Wembley stadium coming in the 1954/55 FA Cup win over Manchester City.
The trophy marks the first under the ownership of the Saudi Pubiic Investment Fund, who took over the majority of the club's shares in 2021.
However, they won the UEFA Inter-Cities Fair Cup in 1969 after beating Hungarian club Ujpest 6-2 on aggregate in the final.
Manager Eddie Howe could not contain his emotions after winning the trophy and admitted that it was one of the best days of the lives of everyone involved.
“Emotional, very emotional. It is very unlike me,” he told Sky Sports. “We knew what was at stake and just wanted to do everyone proud. ... We were desperate to try and win the trophy after so many years of hurt.”
“It had a different feel. We have won the game and everything will be reviewed positively but we prepared well and I was very confident the players would perform.”
“It feels amazing, one of the best days of all of our careers. To win in front of our supporters and also the people at home,” he concluded.
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Captain of the day Bruno Guimaraes, agreed with his manager that it was the best day of his life to lead the team to success in his first year as the skipper.
“It’s all for these fans,” he told BBC Sports. “They deserve everything. When I first came here I said I wanted to put my name in history. We can now say we are the champions again. This is one of the best days of my life.
“I don’t have any words. It’s the best day of my life. For them [the fans] it’s like the World Cup. People have grown up and not seen us as champions. My first year as captain of this club and it’s one of the best days. This is unbelievable.”
Legit.ng reported that Newcastle are interested in signing Victor Osimhen, who is looking to leave Napoli permanently when his loan at Galatasaray ends.
The Toons were one of the manager Premier League clubs interested, as they aim to partner him with Isak in attack or make him their main man if he leaves.
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