Steve: Every Newcastle player was brilliant and especially Dan Burn. A well-deserved victory and dominated the Premier League champs-to-be for at least 85 mins. Anthony: Outstanding from start to finish - everyone up for it.

An emotional Eddie Howe predicted that many of his Newcastle stars will make “legends” of themselves and urged fans and players to bask in the glory of winning their first major domestic trophy for 70 years. Newcastle beat Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday afternoon to win the Carabao Cup, their first major domestic honour since 1955.

Of course, it is impossible to completely escape a city’s feelings and expectations — especially when the club’s all-time leading scorer, Alan Shearer, texts the club captain, Bruno Guimaraes, on the eve of the game. But his message was not one spewing emotion, but a clinical instruction: “Bring that trophy back.”

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe proudly proclaimed that his side was the deserved victor in the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool — though he did admit that he was surprised at how well the set-piece move that led to the opening goal played out.

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe hailed his players as 'legends' after they secured their place in the club's history by ending a 56-year trophy drought with a 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final.