Manchester United have ended their six-year wait for a trophy, claiming the English League Cup with a 2-0 win over Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium. Brazilian midfielder Casimero opened the scoring in the first half, before an own goal from Newcastle’s Sven Botman sealed the victory.
United manager Erik ten Hag has wasted no time in guiding the club to silverware just 10 months after being hired, and his side assumed control of the match before the break. Marcus Rashford’s shot deflected in off the unfortunate Botman, and United stood firm to secure their first trophy since 2017.
Bruno Fernandes expressed his delight at the win, saying: “It has been an amazing period, first trophy of the season but we want more it is not enough for this club, we want more and we need more because our standards demand more. For me it was about winning trophies and finally we did it. I am satisfied but I want more. I want much more.”
Newcastle had their chances early on, but their lack of goals in recent months was evident as they faded following a positive start. Joelinton headed one chance over and Dan Burn’s header whistled wide on the stroke of halftime, but by that stage, the writing was on the wall for a familiar tale of woe.
The win marks United’s first trophy since winning a League Cup and Europa League double under Jose Mourinho in 2017. Ten Hag has swiftly masterminded their return to relevance, and United remain challengers on three other fronts this season. They sit third in the Premier League and have an FA Cup fifth-round tie against West Ham on Wednesday, followed by a Europa League last-16 tie against Real Betis in March.
For Newcastle, the wait for a first major domestic trophy since winning the FA Cup in 1955 goes on. Manager Eddie Howe said: “No complaints with how we played, obviously the scoreline doesn’t say that, and that’s where football can be cruel. I’m sorry we couldn’t deliver for the fans today.”
Manchester United have ended their six-year wait for a trophy, claiming the English League Cup with a 2-0 win over Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Brazilian midfielder Casimero opened the scoring in the first half, before an own goal from Newcastle’s Sven Botman sealed the victory.
The win marks United’s first trophy since winning a League Cup and Europa League double under Jose Mourinho in 2017, and manager Erik ten Hag has wasted no time in guiding the club to silverware just 10 months after being hired. United assumed control of the match before the break, with Marcus Rashford’s shot deflecting in off Botman. Bruno Fernandes expressed his delight at the win, saying: “It has been an amazing period, first trophy of the season but we want more it is not enough for this club, we want more and we need more because our standards demand more. For me it was about winning trophies and finally we did it. I am satisfied but I want more. I want much more.”
Newcastle had their chances early on, but their lack of goals in recent months was evident as they faded following a positive start. Joelinton headed one chance over and Dan Burn’s header whistled wide on the stroke of halftime, but by that stage, the writing was on the wall for a familiar tale of woe.
United remain challengers on three other fronts this season, sitting third in the Premier League and with an FA Cup fifth-round tie against West Ham on Wednesday followed by a Europa League last-16 tie against Real Betis in March.
For Newcastle, the wait for a first major domestic trophy since winning the FA Cup in 1955 goes on. Manager Eddie Howe said: “No complaints with how we played, obviously the scoreline doesn’t say that, and that’s where football can be cruel. I’m sorry we couldn’t deliver for the fans today.”
Manchester United have ended their six-year wait for a trophy, claiming the English League Cup with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Brazilian midfielder Casimero opened the scoring in the first half, before an own goal from Newcastle’s Sven Botman sealed the victory.
The win marks United’s first trophy since winning a League Cup and Europa League double under Jose Mourinho in 2017, and manager Erik ten Hag has wasted no time in guiding the club to silverware just 10 months after being hired. United assumed control of the match before the break, with Marcus Rashford’s shot deflecting in off Botman. Bruno Fernandes expressed his delight at the win, saying: “It has been an amazing period, first trophy of the season but we want more it is not enough for this club, we want more and we need more because our standards demand more. For me it was about winning trophies and finally we did it. I am satisfied but I want more. I want much more.”
Newcastle had their chances early on, with Allan Saint-Maximin dangerous whenever he got the ball. Joelinton headed one chance over and Dan Burn’s header whistled wide on the stroke of halftime, but by that stage, Newcastle’s lack of goals in recent months was evident as they faded following a positive start.
United remain challengers on three other fronts this season, sitting third in the Premier League and with an FA Cup fifth-round tie against West Ham on Wednesday followed by a Europa League last-16 tie against Real Betis in March.
For Newcastle, the wait for a first major domestic trophy since winning the FA Cup in 1955 goes on. Manager Eddie Howe said: “No complaints with how we played, obviously the scoreline doesn’t say that, and that’s where football can be cruel. I’m sorry we couldn’t deliver for the fans today.”
Manchester United have ended their six-year wait for a trophy after claiming victory in Sunday’s English League Cup final against Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium. The Red Devils secured a 2-0 win thanks to a goal from Brazilian midfielder Casimero and an own goal from Newcastle’s Sven Botman.
Manager Erik ten Hag has wasted no time in guiding United to silverware just 10 months after being hired, as his side assumed control of the match before the break with Marcus Rashford’s shot deflecting in off Botman. Bruno Fernandes expressed his delight at the win, saying: “It has been an amazing period, first trophy of the season but we want more it is not enough for this club, we want more and we need more because our standards demand more. For me it was about winning trophies and finally we did it. I am satisfied but I want more. I want much more.”
Newcastle had their chances early on with Allan Saint-Maximin dangerous whenever he got the ball, but their lack of goals in recent months was evident as they faded following a positive start. Joelinton headed one chance over and Dan Burn’s header whistled wide on the stroke of halftime.
United remain challengers on three other fronts this season as they sit third in the Premier League and have an FA Cup fifth-round tie against West Ham on Wednesday followed by a Europa League last-16 tie against Real Betis in March.
For Newcastle, however, their wait for a first major domestic trophy since 1955 goes on as manager Eddie Howe said: “No complaints with how we played, obviously the scoreline doesn’t say that, and that’s where football can be cruel. I’m sorry we couldn’t deliver for the fans today.”