On this day, Newcastle played the men, not the moment. That those in red were found wanting, utterly spent from Tuesday night, will barely qualify as a footnote to history on Tyneside, the first major trophy most in Wembley's scarf-aloft West Stand will have seen Newcastle win.

EFL Cup Final Man of the Match Federico ChiesaLiverpool FC Player Ratings: Tough, if not impossible to give a man of the match award to a Red after that display, but