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Ex-Newcastle United striker, Alan Shearer, has backed his beloved club to overcome Liverpool in this afternoon's Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium.

Shearer - who will attend the game as a fan - is backing his former side to be just the third team to beat Liverpool domestically this season and finally take a trophy back to the north east.

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"I'm predicting Newcastle to win 2-1 in normal time," he told Betfair.



If we don't win, then there's only one option, I'm going home!

"If we win, I'll be happy and emotional, because I've always said that I need and want to see this football club win a trophy in my lifetime.

So I need to see this club win a trophy at some stage!

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"I've seen the reaction when we haven't won a final and it was amazing, the fans lined the streets after we lost the 1998 FA Cup final.

You can only imagine what it will be like if this club wins something.

"This club deserves a trophy.

If it's not going to be Liverpool, the vast majority of neutral fans would like Newcastle to win, for that reason."

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