Liverpool will end the 2024/25 season with just one trophy after losing to Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final.

The Reds were completely outplayed by Eddie Howe’s side as Liverpool went 2-0 down heading into stoppage time before Federico Chiesa added a consolation goal for the Reds, with Newcastle ending their over 70 year wait for another domestic title.

With Mohamed Salah criticised for his performance for Liverpool, it was a game that supporters will want to forget about quickly, with the Reds now only in with a shot of winning the Premier League after exiting the UEFA Champions League earlier this week.

And goalscorer Dan Burn has shared what he noticed about Alexis Mac Allister’s marking for the Newcastle defender’s opening goal.

Arne Slot explains why Alexis Mac Allister marked Dan Burn for goal	Arne Slot explains why Alexis Mac Allister marked 6’7? Dan Burn at set-pieces	How Dan Burn and Alexis Mac Allister mismatch summed up Liverpool’s day to forget

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Speaking to Sky Sports, the Newcastle defender revealed that Mac Allister ‘wasn’t looked’ at where the ball was going, allowing Burn to beat his marker and to head the Magpies ahead just mere seconds before the break.

With Jamie Carragher also criticising Mac Allister for his lack of awareness for Burn’s goal, the Liverpool midfielder is rightfully feeling the heat for Newcastle’s opener, which set Howe’s side on their way to winning the Carabao Cup.

And Burn himself noticed that Mac Allister’s lapse of concentration was key to the Newcastle defender scoring, with the newly-selected England international heading in the biggest goal of his career thanks to the Liverpool man.

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Burn said: “I knew Alexis [Mac Allister] wasn’t looking at the ball and I’d be able to get a jump on him.

I feel sometimes I get around bodies and it’s tough to get free.”

Entrusting one of the shortest players in the Liverpool squad to mark one of the tallest defenders in the Premier League was certainly an interesting decision from Arne Slot, especially with how dangerous Newcastle were looking from corners.

Yet Slot came out after the match to explain why Mac Allister was marking Burn, with the Dutch manager revealing that Liverpool were set up zonally when Newcastle were taking corners, a tactic that backfired in a big way for the Reds.

Indeed, Mac Allister being put to mark Burn’s area was a poor decision from Slot, and Newcastle were right to exploit this area in the final, with the Magpies using it to secure the Carabao Cup and to leave Slot with egg on his face.


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