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Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe proudly proclaimed that his side was the deserved victor in the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool — though he did admit that he was surprised at how well the set-piece move that led to the opening goal played out.

“I am very, very emotional and have been all day, which is unlike me," Howe said during his post-game press conference.

"We knew what was at stake today for all of our fans, we wanted to do them proud and win the trophy.

"I am so, so pleased with the result and the performance — we deserved to win today.

We wanted to score, we wanted to perform and we wanted to win.

And while Howe is keen to press on with the rest of the season, he also admitted he would take some time to let it soak in.

"We worked consistently for two weeks on set plays just for this game, and if you had seen us in practice you would have said we had no chance," Howe admitted.

Eddie Howe applauds the fans at the final whistle of the Carabao Cup Final between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium on March 16, 2025.

We still wanted to win that game — we just did it in a different way."

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