A 56-year wait for a major trophy is over for Newcastle United after defeating Liverpool 2-1 to win the EFL Cup final on Sunday. Goals from boyhood Newcastle fan Dan Burn and their talisman Alexander Isak were enough to defeat a Liverpool side that entered the week with a chance to win three trophies and will exit it only remaining in the running for one,

Liverpool are 23 points ahead of sixth-placed Newcastle in the league and hadn't lost to them for 17 games dating back to 2015.

Newcastle's last major trophy was the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, making this final crucial as they seek to end a 55-year wait. Despite historical setbacks, their impressive cup performances against top teams beacon hope, represented by manager Eddie Howe's resolve: they are "fighting for the fans.”