Burn towers over Mac Allister to do what he hadn’t been doing in training: score
“Newcastle United had waited 70 years for a moment like this. It was 1955 when the north-east club last won a piece of major domestic silverware but that drought is over after a 2-1 win over Liverpool in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final. Nobody could argue it was not deserved, either. Newcastle were hungrier and carried more thrust throughout and could have been leading by more than just the goals scored by Dan Burn and Alexander Isak before Federico Chiesa ensured a nervy finale with a late strike. …”
NY Times/The Athletic (Video)
NY Times/The Athletic – Inside Newcastle United’s Carabao Cup glory – Shearer’s text, Howe’s banner and tactics, and a half-time slideshow (Video)
Guardian: Liverpool have been utterly dominant. But cracks are starting to emerge – Jonathan Wilson