Newcastle United had waited 70 years for a moment like this. It was 1955 when the north-east club last won a piece of major domestic silverware but that drought is over after a 2-1 win over Liverpool in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final.

Newcastle were comfortably the better side against Liverpool as they clearly wanted the Carabao Cup more, while the Reds appear to have run out of steam. Speaking after Liverpool’s loss at Wembley, Keys claimed this defeat proves they are “average” and only top of the Premier League “for two reasons”.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot, speaking to Sky Sports about his side's defeat to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final: "The game went their way in the sense that we played the game in the way they would want. "There was a lot of free-kicks, set-pieces and they are and were today very strong at that. That also led to the first goal.