NEWCASTLE BEAT LIVERPOOL 2-1 TO LIFT CARABAO CUP, END 70-YR WAIT FOR MAJOR TROPHY

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Newcastle United secured their first domestic trophy for 70 years – and ended a wait for a major prize stretching back to 1969 – with a deserved 2-1 Carabao Cup final win over Liverpool at Wembley.

The Toon Army were sent into ecstasy as goals either side of half-time by Dan Burn and Alexander Isak put them on course for a triumph that will lead to legendary status on Tyneside for manager Eddie Howe and his players.

Burn celebrated his first England call-up by meeting Kieran Trippier’s corner with a towering header in first-half stoppage time, before Isak pounced to finish clinically from Jacob Murphy’s knockdown after 52 minutes.

Liverpool, who were knocked out of the Champions League on penalties by Paris St-Germain in midweek, pulled a goal back through substitute Federico Chiesa in stoppage time.

Newcastle, however, survived a tense finish to clinch their first major silverware since the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969 and first domestic success since the 1955 FA Cup.

The final whistle at Wembley was greeted with an outpouring of joy by Newcastle fans, as their side finally clinched a win that means a trophy goes back to Tyneside after a 56-year wait.

This triumph will mean as much as any trophy ever won by the Magpies and ensures a place in Geordie history for Howe – the manager who engineered the triumph – and the team who thoroughly merited a victory that will live forever in the hearts and minds of their fans.

It will also mean a place in Europe next season.

Newcastle carried more energy and threat throughout than a limp Liverpool, although the final moments played on the nerves of all those in black and white after Chiesa’s goal was given after lengthy deliberation by the Video Assistant Referee for offside.

Boyhood Newcastle fan Burn was called up by new England boss Tuchel on Friday. And the 32-year-old crowned the finest week of his career by taking advantage of slack Liverpool marking to open the scoring.

Isak doubled the Magpies’ lead with a superbly taken strike which gave Newcastle well-deserved breathing space.

Howe’s side were superior to Liverpool in all areas, with Joelinton giving a momentous performance in midfield – rallying supporters after winning tackles and never giving Arne Slot’s side a moment’s peace.

This win marks a historic moment for Newcastle, ending the barren years and a run of nine successive Wembley defeats since they lifted the FA Cup 70 years ago.

It started the party of all parties inside Wembley – and one that will carry on all the way back to Tyneside.