Liverpool vs Newcastle LIVE: Result and reaction as Magpies claim historic Carabao Cup win
Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle: Magpies end 70-year wait to win major domestic trophy with victory at Wembley
Newcastle United defeated Liverpool to finally secure glory and win the Carabao Cup in a 2-1 victory at Wembley.
Newcastle had not won a major domestic trophy in 70 years but Dan Burn's bullet header and a stunning Alexander Isak finish secured Eddie Howe's side victory despite a late scare after Federico Chiesa's goal, following a VAR check.
Arne Slot's side had found themselves 2-0 down and set up a grand stand finish when Chiesa's goal was belatedly given after a two-minute VAR check.
But the Reds could not bounce back from a demoralising penalty shootout defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, and the wait for a first trophy under Arne Slot will rely on them holding on in the Premier League title race.
Follow all the reaction to Liverpool vs Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final, below:
Newcastle and the Saudi Arabia question no one wants to ask
As the Newcastle United players celebrated, and their fans let out 70 years of anguish, PIF chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan smiled down benevolently from the royal box. Jamie Reuben, the club’s minority owner, occasionally hugged him or slapped him on the back. It had been noted by other executives present how they didn’t quickly head down to the pitch. This was for the team, and the supporters. The fans were the obvious focus, the feel-good story… meaning the more complicated story of the ownership was barely dwelt upon.
You couldn’t have a clearer illustration of how sportswashing worked, even if you have to know where to look.
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Making Newcastle a regular presence among the European elite would rank as another concrete achievement for Eddie Howe.
Kevin Keegan’s entertainers were runners-up, Kenny Dalglish’s team destroyed Barcelona and Bobby Robson’s cavaliers captured hearts.
All left a legacy of sorts. But with the glint of silverware and the chance that better days are still to come, Howe’s could be still greater.
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Is Mohamed Salah’s cup final record for Liverpool as bad as the numbers suggest?
Let’s face it: in football, it’s often the case that major cup finals do not make for the best games of the season. For every 2022 World Cup final between France and Argentina, there will be a dozen examples of tight and tense contests; far from the ideal conditions to produce season-defining performances.
For Mohamed Salah, a scorer of 32 goals in what looks to be a record-breaking campaign for Liverpool, that was again the case in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final defeat to Newcastle United. For a forward who is on his way to recording one of the greatest individual seasons of all time in the Premier League came the anomaly of Wembley: a match where the 32-year-old did not have a shot or create a chance in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat.
But is it fair to say Salah hasn’t delivered in cup finals for Liverpool, and Egypt? Let’s take a look…
Is Mohamed Salah’s cup final record for Liverpool as bad as the numbers suggest?
Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool have to use their two defeats to remind them how hard every victory is as they look for the 16 points that will make it mathematically certain they regain the Premier League crown.
“If you realise that if you win five games - obviously that's a very difficult job - you're going to be champions of England,” he said.
“If you keep these things in your mind it also can benefit you for working hard, to keep going in difficult moments, because I can guarantee you right now all those games that we have to coming up there will be so many difficult moments and if you're prepared to suffer, whether it is 1-0 down, 2-0, whatever, you have to keep going because you can see the end and you work so hard for it each and every day.”
Ant and Dec declare Newcastle Carabao Cup win ‘best day of our lives’ in wild celebration scenes
Ant and Dec declared Newcastle’s Carabao Cup win over Liverpool as the “best day of our lives” during wild celebration scenes.
The Geordie duo, who are lifelong Newcastle supporters, were in the stands at Wembley on Sunday (16 March) to see their club beat Liverpool 2-1, ending a 70-year wait for a piece of major silverware.
The TV presenters shared a video to their Instagram account celebrating the team’s win.
Both screaming “We did it”, Dec then declares: “It is the best day of our lives, apart from our wedding and kids.”
Ant and Dec declare Newcastle Carabao Cup win ‘best day of our lives’
Virgil Van Dijk pinpoints the lessons Liverpool must take after Carabao Cup final pain
Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool have to respond to their Carabao Cup final defeat to Newcastle by working “their ass off” to end their mini-slump and ensure they don’t miss out on the Premier League title as well.
Liverpool have seen a potential treble disappear in a few days as Paris Saint-Germain knocked them out of the Champions League and then Newcastle defeated them at Wembley, with Van Dijk saying it was “disappointing” both deserved their triumphs.
But while the captain said he does not need any extra motivation to win the title, he said their twin setbacks should give Arne Slot’s side the added determination to put the effort in and ensure they do not give up their 12-point lead at the Premier League summit.
Van Dijk pinpoints the lessons Liverpool must take after Carabao Cup final pain
Dan Burn reveals Newcastle ‘burden’ after ending trophy drought
Dan Burn admitted Newcastle United’s 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy had become a burden after his header set them on their way to Carabao Cup glory.
The 32-year-old’s thumping first-half effort handed the Magpies the lead over Liverpool in Sunday’s final at Wembley before Alexander Isak’s 23rd goal of the season ensured silverware would be returning to Tyneside for the first time since the 1955 FA Cup final.
Dan Burn reveals Newcastle ‘burden’ after ending trophy drought
Carragher believes Liverpool defeat has ‘shone a light’ on big problem
Jamie Carragher said Liverpool’s defeat to Newcastle at Wembley was one of their “worst performances” in a cup final and believes it has “shone a light” on a major problem facing Arne Slot.
Liverpool were beaten 2-1 by Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final as Eddie Howe’s side ended their 70-year wait for a domestic trophy but the margin of victory could have greater.
Former Liverpool defender Carragher said Slot’s side were “battered” by Newcastle and their struggles in attack were evident as Mohamed Salah had a quiet afternoon at Wembley.
Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool defeat has ‘shone a light’ on big problem
Liverpool’s season is sliding off the rails and the reason is clear
The Carabao Cup had been lifted by Bruno Guimaraes and Kieran Trippier, Eddie Howe drenched in alcohol by Joelinton and the black-and-white hordes were starting to disperse when a manager reflected on a historic first. Not the victorious one, though. “It took us seven, eight, nine months to lose twice in a row,” said Arne Slot. It is perhaps not a statistic to echo through the ages like Newcastle’s 70-year wait for domestic silverware or the 56-year gap between claiming any major honour.
It was nevertheless a way of illustrating Liverpool’s consistency this season.
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Virgil van Dijk became a striker on the halfway line, for once obscured by another “colossus”.
In his absence, Liverpool’s defence was held together by Dominik Szoboszlai, Jarell Quansah and Andy Robertson. Mohamed Salah stood on the periphery. For the second time in six days, he watched on, barely having a kick, as Liverpool suffered a painful defeat.
On the touchline, Arne Slot found that he had Federico Chiesa at his disposal. The lesser-spotted Italian not only saw the Wembley pitch but scored Liverpool’s consolation in the Carabao Cup final.
On the whole, it rather summed up an afternoon where barely anything went to plan for them.
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