On Sunday, February 26, Manchester United defeated Newcastle United 2-0 to win the Carabao Cup, ending their six-year trophy drought. Erik ten Hag won the trophy in his first season, and goals from Casemiro and Marcus Rashford were enough for the 20-time league champions to add another trophy to their impressive collection. Now that they have a good chance of winning the FA Cup, Premier League, and Europa League, they will concentrate on those competitions.
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Casemiro on target
At Wembley, Casemiro gave Erik ten Hag’s team the lead, and Sven Botman’s own goal doubled it just before halftime. Given that United are still in the FA Cup, Europa League, and still has a chance to win the Premier League, this is their first trophy since they won the Europa League under Jose Mourinho in 2017. It also might be the first trophy of a potential quadruple.
Newcastle has been without a trophy for 54 years, and 68 years without a domestic trophy. Newcastle started off strong, but on the 33rd minute, Casemiro rose to head in a free kick from Luke Shaw for Manchester United to take the lead. Despite a VAR check, it was determined that the Brazilian was just barely onside.
Six minutes later, the lead was doubled thanks to a wonderful combination between Marcus Rashford and Wout Weghorst, who then drove into the box and saw his shot deflect off of Botman and past Newcastle goalkeeper Loris Karius.
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Newcastle fail with Plan B
At halftime, Eddie Howe substituted Alexander Isak in an effort to change the momentum, but Newcastle was unable to get past a tenacious and resilient red wall, and Man Utd held on to win. They even had a chance to add a third goal in stoppage time when Bruno Fernandes broke through on a counter but was stopped by Karius at close range.
The FA Cup fifth-round matchup between West Ham United and United will be decided on the same night and will take place at Old Trafford on Wednesday. On the other hand, Newcastle will play Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium next Saturday.
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