Newcastle's Victory In The Carabao Cup Can Make More Trophy

Newcastle United won the Carabao Cup after beating Liverpool in the final (Instagram/@nufc).

JAKARTA - Newcastle United's manager, Eddie Howe, challenged his players to win more trophies after making themselves "legenda" by ending the club's 56-year trophy drought with a 2-1 win in the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool.

Goals from Dan Burn and Alexander Isak put Newcastle in control of the game at Wembley before Federico Chiesa narrowed Liverpool's gap in injury time.

After defending for the win and claiming the first trophy since the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the first domestic trophy since the 1955 FA Cup, Howe said that the long-awaited success of The Magpies should now be the foundation for more trophies at St James' Park.

"I feel amazing. Today was really amazing, I was very happy with our performance."

"This victory is not just luck, but it is worth it. You have had so many difficult days in the world of football."

"This club is also experiencing it. So, we just want to enjoy this moment and enjoy it. I am very happy to get this trophy to end the long wait."

"Hopefully we can get more in the future. We have some iconic players who will become legends, but hopefully with one (trophy), we can get more."

"There's no guarantee in football, but it proves that we can do it. You don't get many chances to play in the trophy finals, not many chances to do it, but we got it today."

"We prove that we can compete with the best and want to do it more often now," Howe said on Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Since the 1969 Fairs Cup win, Newcastle have played in the top five and lost in all those matches, scoring only one goal.

After a long wait to win trophies and disappointment in the years ahead, Howe said it was important to celebrate the Carabao Cup victory properly.

"There has to be a celebration. I will certainly support him, which is very rare for me, but we have to celebrate with our supporters because they have waited so long."

"You think of the players, family, and in my case, my mother (who died suddenly in 2012)."

"Parents who took you everywhere as a child. I always wanted to make my family proud. I have three children now and I want to make them proud."

"However, this is a victory for everyone - the club, the city, everyone who has given loyalty and support over the past few decades and suffered defeat."

"Today is a moment that everyone should enjoy. It's amazing what football can do."

"Football has the ability to give people the days they will always remember."

"This wait is so long that we will never forget it. I will never forget it," said Howe.