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Newcastle were deserved winners against Liverpool, with former Reds defender Jamie Carragher telling Sky Sports how shocked he was by the manner of their defeat.

It came hot on the heels of an energy-sapping and emotionally-charged loss on penalties to Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last 16.

"Newcastle didn't just win today, they battered Liverpool," said Carragher.

"They have wiped the floor with them today.

"No matter what happens next with Newcastle, they will always be remembered for this."

Newcastle fans certainly got everywhere yesterday.

Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson - who signed from Newcastle last summer - was even spotted in the Wembley crowd celebrating amongst the Toon fans as they beat Liverpool 2-1 to end their 70-year trophy draught in the Carabao Cup final.

The Forest midfielder, nicknamed 'Geordie Maradona,' can be seen in the stands rooting for his former club at the full-time whistle with Eddie Howe and a couple of players going up to him and interacting.

The clip has been widely circulated on social media.

Anderson was sold by the Magpies for £35m to help the club to comply with the Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).

Newcastle fans were bitterly disappointed but have continued to show unwavering support to the midfielder as he looks to help Forest clinch Champions League qualification.

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Want to see what pure joy looks like? Well, actually, the reality from these images is somewhat more toned down than you might expect.

After the adrenaline rush comes the realisation. Almost a lack of belief that it really happened...

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• Newcastle have won their first major trophy since winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1968-69 and it's the club's first major domestic success since winning the FA Cup in 1954-55.
• The Magpies ended a run of nine successive losses at Wembley Stadium, with this their first victory there since the 1955 FA Cup final success over Manchester City.
• Newcastle recorded their first win over Liverpool in all competitions since a 2-0 Premier League win in December 2015, with this their 18th meeting since then (D5 L12 before today).
• Eddie Howe is the first English manager to win an English major domestic trophy since Harry Redknapp won the FA Cup with Portsmouth in 2008 and the first to win the EFL Cup since Steve McClaren with Middlesbrough in 2004.

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Newcastle's Joelinton, speaking to BBC Radio Newcastle's Matthew Raisbeck after winning the EFL Cup:

"It's amazing. No words can describe how I feel. To celebrate with the fans - they deserve it so much.

"We deserve it because we work so hard. Too be able to break that long time without a trophy is an incredible feeling.

"We put our names in the history of the club and we go for more."

On Dan Burn: "I'm really pleased. Dan is a top guy and everyone loves him. He works so hard everyday and he's a Geordie, he's born there and loves the club.

"What history to be the guy who scored the first goal, man of the match, he's immense. He played so good and what a week it's been for him. I'm really happy for him to get the goal today, to get in the national team. He deserves everything because he's a top guy and works so hard."

We can tell you one Newcastle fan who won't be pulling a sicky today - Magpies man-of-the-match Dan Burn.

Fresh from scoring for his boyhood club to help them to a first domestic trophy in 70 years, the defender is reporting for England duty this morning - with or without sleep.

"I've had worse weeks," Burn told Sky Sports after also earning an England call-up. "I don't want to go to sleep because I feel like I'm dreaming and it's all going to be a lie.

"I don't get many [goals] so I saved it for a big occasion. I feel strange, I feel numb at the minute."

Will he get special dispensation to join up late with the England squad?

"No passes," he added. "I'll be first there tomorrow [at England training] at 8 o'clock."

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From Ant and Dec to another famous Newcastle fan/player/legend...delete as appropriate.

As you could imagine, Alan Shearer has been very active on social media since the victory yesterday.

In separate posts on X, he wrote:

"Toon Toon arrrmyyyyyyyyy. Ah man. Did the Geordies deserve that or what! That was amazing!"

"Liverpool are a great club and will win the league and have been brilliant this season but the Geordies absolutely smashed them today and deserved it…."

There were a few words sprinkled in there that we cannot repeat - but we will let him off after such a historic and emotional day.

He has also posted this morning, quoting the club's image of the squad in the dressing room with the EFL Cup with a simple "Thank you."

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That's another Craig, not me. No 'out of office' message here...

Talking about pictures. We're more than an hour into a live football news page about Newcastle winning a first trophy in 70 years and not an image of Ant and Dec in sight. Let's rectify that, shall we...

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We want pictures of that dog walk Ben. I'm imaging dramatic surf and the sun peaking above the eastern horizon...to do with the drama of last night.

More from Eddie Howe on Dan Burn's opener and Newcastle's hapless training on set-pieces in preparation for the final: "We worked consistently for two weeks on set plays just for this game and if you had seen us in practice you would have said we had no chance.

"We couldn't believe Dan Burn scored - he didn't train like that! He was a colossus for us."

On his tactical plan: "Both teams were quite direct and we dealt with that really well. Nobody wanted to make a mistake, there wasn't much pretty football played but we were effective in both boxes.

"We didn't want to show our hand when we played them a few weeks ago, we still wanted to win that game we just did it in a different way."

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Here is what Eddie Howe said to Sky Sports after the final whistle: "I want to enjoy it first. I am always about tomorrow but I'll put the coaching books away for a few days."

On ending Newcastle's 70-year wait for a domestic trophy: "We were well aware of the history and we wanted to do the club proud. We wanted to score, we wanted to perform and we wanted to win.

"We are breaking new ground, I thought we were magnificent today."

Oh we don't know about that Richard. Newcastle manager Eddie Howe may have directed the Sky Sports pundits to his right-hand man Jason Tindall when asked where the party was at, but can you imagine he didn't allow himself the chance to enjoy this moment?

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

The tears flowed and the joy was unconfined as Newcastle United finally exorcised the ghosts of 56 years of failure on a Wembley stage that has haunted them most.

When referee John Brooks sounded the final whistle to confirm their 2-1 Carabao Cup win over Liverpool, a giant black-and-white wave of celebration swept around the stadium that had delivered nine successive defeats since Newcastle won the 1955 FA Cup.

Finally, they had ended the long wait. It was 56 years since a major trophy landed on Tyneside in the shape of the long-defunct Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the ensuing years an era when the club has become a punchline and punchbag for other fans to feast on.

Now - after a fully deserved victory engineered by a manager in Eddie Howe who has transformed the club in a time of riches under Saudi Arabian owners - the curse has been cast aside.

Wembley was barely big enough to contain the noise and emotion that fuelled a magnificent performance, some fans in tears even before the end, many covering their eyes unable to watch as the clock stretched towards 100 minutes and the glorious release of victory.

Howe and his players have secured their place in Tyneside history. The Carabao Cup may not be top of trophy priorities elsewhere, but this is a triumph that will mean everything for a giant of a club and fanbase.

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But how did Newcastle manage to end their trophy wait, we hear you ask? Howe indeed...

This is class Bill, we will make a graphic designer out of you yet!