Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe acknowledges the tough choice he faces ahead of the Wembley showdown for the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool, which will inevitably leave some players disheartened.

The selection issue is a stark contrast to the previous Carabao Cup final against Manchester United, during which Pope was suspended following a red card incident with Liverpool, and Dubravka was cup-tied, resulting in Loris Karius making his Newcastle bow.

During his press conference before the Carabao Cup final, Howe revealed that no definitive decisions have been reached regarding the goalkeeper position.



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I think the whole thing and this season's felt different in the sense that I think we've just gone about our business in a really calm, controlled way, professional way, we've had a really tough run of fixtures in the Carabao Cup.

"I think to attack those games in the way that we did, and of course, you're in the midst of a busy campaign - Premier League, FA Cup.

"We've sort of just gone from round to round and now we've ended up in the final, there's been a lot less emotion
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