Manchester United won the English Football League Cup this Sunday by beating Newcastle (2-0) in the final, succeeding Liverpool, in London, where they were quite effective to lift a title again six years later.
In London, at Wembley Stadium, in the final of the 63rd edition, United did not deserve to reach the break in advantage, much less with a difference of two goals, from the Brazilian Casemiro, in the 33rd minute, from the Dutchman Sven Botman . (39), who had the bad luck of putting the ball into his own goal.
You Red Devils They have not won a title since the 2016/17 season, precisely the League Cup, but also the Europa League and the English Super Cup, then under the command of the Portuguese José Mourinho. Today, he adds his sixth title to the triumphs of 1991/92, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2016/17.
In turn, the magpiesDirected by Eddie Howe, it lives very fast, since the last time it won a title was in 1969, the Cup of Cities with Fairs, and, at a domestic level, we have to go back to 1955, the year in which they lifted the Cup to England.
At United, the coach Erik Ten Hag, as expected, initially opted for the Portuguese Diogo Dalot -he was conditioned in the ninth minute after seeing a yellow card-, and Bruno Fernandes (team captain), who was accompanied by the top scorer in the competition, Marcus Rashford (five goals).
Already in the eleven of the shield of the north of England, who never won the competition, the great highlight was the German Loris Karius, who made his debut with the club, two years after the last official appearance, due to the unavailability of the other two Competitors in goal: regular starter Nick Pope (suspended) and Martin Dúbravka (banned from playing for two clubs in the competition).
In the first 30 minutes at Wembley there were no chances worthy of a goal, only failed attempts, with the first great occasion in the United goal and with Dalot frowned upon in the defensive chapter.
The unbalanced French Saint-Maximin changed ‘the turns’ to the Portuguese right-back, to finish off a cross already very close to the goal, saved by the goalkeeper David de Gea, with a good ‘stain’, in minute 32′.
The first scare of the game woke up the Manchester team, which shortly after left the final very well underway, in a short space of six minutes.
In a free kick down the left wing of the attack, taken by Luke Shaw, the ball only stopped at the head of the Brazilian Casemiro, who managed to jump between the Newcastle defense, who ended up accusing the goal, suffered unfairly.
A ball from Dutchman Weghorst ended up at the feet of Rashford, who benefited from a crucial deflection of the ball on Botman, betraying Karius to 2-0.
In the second half, Dalot ended up staying in the locker room, taking his place Wan-Bissaka, mitigating the attacks of Saint-Maximin, the favorite to break down the opposing ‘wall’.
However, the two goals ahead allowed United to manage the final well, without taking big risks and ‘passing’ the ball to magpiesthat, over time, ended up losing some faith in trying, at least, to reach a tie.
In addition to Saint-Maximin, the Brazilian Joelinton was another maverick, especially after seeing two attempts collide with Wan-Bissaka and Martínez.
When Newcastle lost the ball, the Red Devils they tried to deliver the final blow, but Loris Karius proved to be up to the task with important saves, such as a one-on-one with Bruno Fernandes, towards the end, keeping the fight for the title alive, which ended up falling into the hands of United.
Source: TSF
