Newcastle United have won a trophy at Wembley Stadium for the first time since 1955 after Eddie Howe led the Magpies to a 2-1 win over Liverpool on Sunday in the League Cup Final.

Eddie Howe was full of emotion as he became the man to end Newcastle United’s long trophy drought against Liverpool.

Almiron spent six years at St. James’ Park after joining from Atlanta United in 2019 before rejoining the MLS side earlier this year.

A 56-year wait for a major trophy is over for Newcastle United after defeating Liverpool 2-1 to win the EFL Cup final on Sunday. Goals from boyhood Newcastle fan Dan Burn and their talisman Alexander Isak were enough to defeat a Liverpool side that entered the week with a chance to win three trophies and will exit it only remaining in the running for one,

Could Eddie Howe ever be Liverpool manager? Perhaps the moment has passed forever, and this job is now Arne Slot’s for the life cycle of this current team and beyond. Maybe Howe is bound to Newcastle United for the time being,

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the men who came closest to ending that wait before 47-year-old Howe, who himself suffered the disappointment of a 2023 League Cup final defeat by Manchester United, finally got the job done.

Newcastle fans will still have their previous trip to Wembley fresh in the memory, with a lacklustre performance allowing Manchester United to cruise through the 2023 Carabao Cup final. Howe’s side lacked the aggressive edge that has brought so much success in recent years, with it appearing as though the occasion got the better of them.

Eddie Howe became the first English manager to win a trophy in 17 years when Newcastle United beat Liverpool to win its maiden Carabao Cup Trophy on Sunday.

Eddie Howe has said Newcastle United have the chance to make history by beating Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.