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. His message was not one spewing emotion, but a clinical instruction: “Bring that trophy back.”

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe is set to be awarded the freedom of the city following the club’s historic Carabao Cup victory over Liverpool.

Newcastle City Council leader, Councillor Karen Kilgour has nominated Howe for the Council’s highest honour following Newcastle’s Carabao Cup win over Liverpool on Sunday. It would be the second time Howe has been bestowed with Honourary Freeman status by a local council for contributions to football after being given the Freedom of the Borough of Bournemouth in 2019.

Newcastle United have ended their 56-year wait for a trophy, beating Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final. Dan Burn and Alexander Isak got the goals in a brilliant performance from Eddie Howe's men,

Because the great drought is over; their Wembley jinx with it, Liverpool’s league leaders eviscerated as Newcastle celebrated. Their previous trophy at Wembley came a few weeks after Winston Churchill had stood down as prime minister.

All the latest football news and reaction as Newcastle win their first major trophy since 1955, beating Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final.