Manchester United vs Newcastle LIVE: Carabao Cup final result and reaction as Erik ten Hag wins first trophy

Erik ten Hag wants his players to create their own legacy as the Manchester United manager prepares to step out at Wembley for the first time in the Carabao Cup final.

The Dutchman joined from Ajax after a wretched 2021-22 campaign for the the Old Trafford giants, who slumped home with their worst Premier League points tally in a season to forget.

Meticulous Ten Hag has overseen a marked transformation in culture and quality since then, with the club fighting on all four fronts as a frantic February fixture schedule comes to a mouth-watering conclusion.

Three days on from beating Barcelona in the Europa League knockout play-off, United head to Wembley to take on Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final looking to win a first trophy since 2017.

Manchester United won 38 trophies during Alex Ferguson’s 26-year reign at Old Trafford, including 13 league titles, two Champions Leagues, five FA Cups and four League Cups.

However, since his departure in 2013 they have won only the FA Cup under Louis van Gaal, the League Cup, Europa League and Community Shield under Jose Mourinho, and the Community Shield under David Moyes.

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Loris Karius is set to make his first appearance since February 28th 2021 for Union Berlin in a Bundesliga match, 728 days ago.

It’s also his first ever match at Wembley.

“I see it so far as not a success. It is more the road, to hopefully success,’’ said the Manchester United boss speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of today’s final.

‘’It is always success when you win trophies, but Sunday, we have [an] opportunity to get success and that is obviously [in part] with the squad what we use, you need a squad when you play in four competitions.

‘’You can’t do it with 11 with respect to the load of the players. But also, for a tactical point a view, we can chose formations where we can be most effective.’’

Kieran Trippier has been happily telling the press that his Newcastle team will do whatever it takes to win trophies.

“It’s about when to slow a game down,” he told The Times. “If the opposition are having more of the ball and are on top, of course you’ve got to kill the game. You’re not going to take a quick throw-in and say ‘carry on’.

“Of course, some teams are not happy with us, but it’s about being clever in that moment. It’s about using your experiences and everyone’s doing it, not just us.

“I have experienced it a lot in Spain. I love it. The best for me was [Atletico defender Stefan] Savic, he used to pull people’s hair, even in training. It was crazy, honestly, but I loved it.

“Opposition fans are not going to like it because it’s against their team, but as a neutral I think it’s good to see. I don’t see why everyone’s kicking off about it! It’s good. You’ve got to have it. If you want to win, if you want to be successful, you have to be cute in every single game.”

The fans are flocking into Wembley ahead of kick off at 4.30pm. Manchester United are the favourites to win this crunch match but Newcastle have named a strong line-up and will not make things easy.

Newcastle United will attempt to end a 54-year wait for silverware against Manchester United in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final at Wembley.

Here, we take a look at how Eddie Howe’s side reached their first final since 1999.

Erik ten Hag makes two changes to the Manchester United team that defeated Barcelona on Thursday night. Diogo Dalot and Antony are both brought in with Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Jadon Sancho dropping out.

Eddie Howe makes three changes to his Newcastle side. Nick Pope is suspended so Loris Karius starts in goal, Bruno Guimaraes replaces Elliott Anderson in midfield and Callum Wilson starts up top in place of Alexander Isak.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw, Fred, Casemiro, Antony, Fernandes, Rashford, Weghorst

Newcastle XI: Karius, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Longstaff, Joelinton, Almiron, Saint-Maximin, Wilson

Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag, says he is looking forward to today’s Carabao Cup final as it will be his first time at Wembley.

“I’ve seen so many games [there] on television but I have never been, I’ve never had the pleasure to have been, so Sunday is the first time and I’m really looking forward to it,” he said.