FOOTIE fans mocked Newcastle’s wild celebrations after being Manchester United – reminding them they lost the League Cup final against the Red Devils.
Eddie Howe’s troops ran out 2-0 winners over a lacklustre United to further strengthen their pursuit of Champions League football.
There were joyous scenes in the Magpies’ changing room after the monumental result – which the club shared on its official Twitter account.
Manager Eddie Howe was mobbed by his troops after congratulating them on their performance and they posed for photos inside the dressing room shortly after.
But they were promptly trolled for excessively celebrating the win, with one person tweeting: “Congratulations on winning the World Cup.”
Another said: “Enjoy the 3 pts, Newcastle. We’ll enjoy the trophy!”
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And another said: “They win a game not a trophy FFS.”
One chimed in: “The cup final was last month.”
Ironically Newcastle lost the Carabao Cup final in February after barely laying a glove on United.
But Toon had a lot to celebrate after the win at St James’ Park, which sees them leapfrog United into third place in the Premier League.
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They schooled Erik ten Hag’s side with 22 shots compared to six.
Goals from Joe Willock and Callum Wilson sealed the three points and put Newcastle in a strong position to qualify for the Champions League.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
