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.”

Dan Burn said he is afraid of waking from a "dream" after scoring in Newcastle's Carabao Cup final win -- two days after earning his first England call-up.