LONDON : Newcastle United's near 70-year domestic trophy drought will go on a little longer after Sunday's League Cup final defeat by Manchester United at Wembley.Once again the Magpies were found wanting with a trophy at stake. Since winning the FA Cup 68 years ago, Newcastle have three times finished as
LONDON : Newcastle United's near 70-year domestic trophy drought will go on a little longer after Sunday's League Cup final defeat by Manchester United at Wembley.
There is genuine optimism that Newcastle are heading in the right direction under Eddie Howe, although the manager himself says they still have a long way to go. "We can be proud of our performance but we were not clinical enough. As much as we didn't want the final to be a distraction it has been. The players gave everything."
They responded well after the break but the lack of goals that has stalled their top-four challenge was evident again as they were well shackled by United.
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