On this day, Newcastle played the men, not the moment. That those in red were found wanting, utterly spent from Tuesday night, will barely qualify as a footnote to history on Tyneside, the first major trophy most in Wembley's scarf-aloft West Stand will have seen Newcastle win.

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

The EFL's chief executive officer, Trevor Birch, said: "The attendance and viewership numbers for Sunday's final demonstrate the continued popularity of the Carabao Cup, and the value the competition holds in the football calendar for supporters up and down the country and across the world.