Manchester United won the Carabao Cup after defeating Newcastle 2-0 to end a six-year trophy drought.
Casemiro started the scoring for Erik ten Hag’s squad at Wembley, and Sven Botman’s own goal before halftime doubled their lead.
It is their first trophy since winning the Europa League in 2017 under Jose Mourinho, and it might be the first trophy of a potential quadruple, with United still in contention for the FA Cup, Europa League, and a remote chance of winning the Premier League.
Marcus Rashford worked well with Wout Weghorst before rushing into the box and having his shot hit Botman. Six minutes later, Rashford’s shot got past Loris Karius in the Newcastle goal.
Eddie Howe took out Alexander Isak at halftime to try to change the game’s direction, but Newcastle couldn’t break through a tough red wall, and Manchester United won the game.
They could even have added a late third in stoppage time as a counter saw Bruno Fernandes race through, but he was denied by Karius from close range.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag speaking to Sky Sports: “Yet again the right spirit, we have a very good spirit to fight and give everything. It was not always the best football but it was effective.
“First you have to win the first one and that is what we did today. You can get inspiration from this and more confidence that we can do it.
“We are still at the start of restoring Manchester United to where they belong and that is to be winning trophies. This is the first one.
“They [the players] are good and connected and they also challenge each other and it is a good dressing room and in the moment it is difficult they help each other out. It is the best a manager can get.
“I just want to win. We invest from the start with the staff. They did an incredible good job with the players. The staff and players are together. There was a hunger and desire for trophies because Man Utd stands for trophies.
“Raphael Varane, Casemiro and David de Gea know how to win trophies and you need such lads on the pitch to point the team. They have the winning attitude they have to bring it in the dressing room, in difficult situations and that is what they have done.”
The Carabao Cup may not be the most prestigious trophy, but it is a significant one, and Manchester United fans will be hoping that this is just the start of a successful era under Erik ten Hag.
Source – Tru News Report
