Manchester United down Newcastle for first trophy in six years

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag said his club “stands for trophies” after they ended their six-year drought with their 2-0 EFL Cup victory over Newcastle at Wembley.
United have endured a difficult, fallow period under a number of managers since the departure of managerial great Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013.
But Ten Hag appears different from the others, coaxing consistent performance levels from a previously disparate group – and it was this togetherness he saluted in the aftermath of the Red Devils’ win, which came thanks to goals from Casemiro and a Sven Botman own goal.

Responding to a question from Sky Sports’ Gary Neville on whether he had been surprised by how fast his team has gelled, Ten Hag said: “I just want to win!”

“We invested from the start of the season with the staff, they did an incredible job, with the players – staff and players they are together.

“Together [are] also the fans, [it’s] really surprising how the fans stay, and there’s real hungerness and a desire for trophies, because Man United stands for trophies.

“Raphael Varane, Casemiro and David de Gea know how to win trophies and you need such lads on the pitch to point the team.