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Manchester United lifted its first trophy since 2017 with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United to win the Carabao Cup at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
Casemiro broke the deadlock minutes after the half-hour mark, heading home from a Luke Shaw freekick.
Five minutes later, the lead was doubled after Marcus Rashford looked to have continued his electric form when his deflected strike just evaded Lorius Karius to fly into the Newcastle goal despite the German’s despairing fingertips – it was later ruled to be a Sven Botman own goal.
The trophy cements an excellent turnaround under Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag who has transformed the club from perennial underachievers to trophy winners in just over 10 months.
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes told Sky Sports just moments after the final whistle that it’s an amazing feeling as they have been searching for this moment for themselves, the fans, the club , and finally they got the trophy , which he said they deserve
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