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,

Mikel Merino led Arsenal to a 1-0 win against Chelsea. Merino’s first-half header settled the London derby at the Etihad Stadium and saw second-placed Arsenal move within 12 points of leader Liverpool.

Everything we’d ever wished for unfolded as Newcastle United, massive underdogs on the day, swept aside Liverpool to win their first ever League Cup. It completed the set for the Magpies domestically - who already have a host of FA Cups and league titles under their belt - and ended a domestic drought that stretched back to 1955.