The Mancunians won the trophy six years after their last coronation in the competition, against “magpies” who have always been looking for their first title since 1969.
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After six years to run after a trophy, Manchester United has made his higher experience and offensive potential speak to dominate Newcastle (2-0), Sunday, February 26 in the English League Cup final in Wembley. /p>
Two goals stroke at the time after half an hour of play, a deviation of the redeveloped head of Casemiro on a free kick and a discount of Marcus Rashford deviated for his purpose by Sven Botman, made the difference.
First trophy awarded in England in the season, the League Cup may seem a very modest reward on the scale of the club’s winners, but the supporters did not turn their pleasure after what had to seem to them eternity. Their expectation was certainly shorter than that of Newcastle fans, whose last final dates back to the Cup of England in 1999, and the last title at the European Cup of Fair cities, first version of the “C3” (current Europa League), in 1969.
On the players’ side, only David de Gea and Marcus Rashford were victory against Southampton (3-2), in 2017, in the same competition, with a double from Zaltan Ibrahimovic. Anthony Martial too, but he is currently injured. Three months after this coronation, the Red Devils also won the Europa League, but had only finished 6th in the championship. 2>
confidence for the continuation
They could do better this year, since they are qualified for the knockout stages of the Europa League and the England Cup, as well as 3rd in the league. The mastery they have shown in the management of this big meeting can give them confidence for the future.
Faced with the Magpies, 5th and best defense of the championship, they were able to be patient and realistic, before defending their advantage without great fear, of Gea appropriating the record of matches without collecting a goal in the club (181 ), going beyond the Danish Peter Schmeichel.
Everything was decanted after half an hour of play and the “toons”, another nickname of black and white players, will long rethink this dance step with which Allan Saint-Maximin got rid of Diogo Dalot Before seeing its closed angle shot pushed back from a cuff by David de Gea (32nd). On the following action, Manchester obtained a free kick on the left, pulled by Luke Shaw and who found the victorious head of Casemiro (1-0, 33 e ).
Barely a few minutes later, Wout Weghorst launched perfectly Rashford in the surface that caused the Botman backup (2-0, 39
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replacing Nick Pope, the English international goalkeeper expelled during the match against Liverpool, Loris Karius had nothing to blame herself for his first game in two years. He even produced three beautiful parades on a distant wounded strike from Weghorst (45
The lateral of Newcastle Dan Burn almost had the dark and white half of Wembley get up on a head at the 43 e , but she was ultimately not framed. And in the 68th minute, two Manchester defenders had to block their body on two strikes at the entrance to the surface to offer the first success of the Ten Hag era, which seems to call others.