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Gary Lineker's private reaction to Newcastle's win over Liverpool has been revealed(Image: PA)

Gary Lineker revealed he celebrated Newcastle's landmark Carabao Cup final triumph as if they were his own club, but was quick to clarify he meant "no disrespect" to Liverpool.

and when Dan Burn headed [the opening goal] in, all five of us jumped up, shouting like it was our own team," the 64-year-old confessed.

"No disrespect to Liverpool.



The two-goal deficit spurred Liverpool into action, but their increased urgency failed to translate into end product.

Alexander Isak scored Newcastle's second on the night, which proved to be the winning goal(Image: Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)

It wasn't until second half stoppage time that Nick Pope was finally beaten, but by then, it was too little, too late.

"When people ask me what's [your] best moment ever in sport, I would say when Leicester won the league [in 2016], and I would say the second one would be when Leicester won the FA Cup [in 2021].

Liverpool have been eliminated from three competitions in the space of just over a month(Image: Alex Dodd - CameraSport via Getty Images)

"I took no part in them whatsoever, and I've won the FA Cup, the Copa del Rey, the European Cup Winners' Cup, but they didn't compare.

Everything about it was just madness."

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The result means Liverpool are now fighting on just one front, with the Premier League their only chance of silverware this season.

The Reds were knocked out of the Champions League by PSG last week and were dumped out of the FA Cup by Plymouth just over a month ago, though Premier League glory looks likely, with Slot's team currently 12 points clear at the top of the table with nine matches to play.


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