The result could hardly have been considered a surprise and the early tactics even less so.
Newcastle supporters had dreamt of a first piece of silverware of any kind since 1969 last night, but the reality as so many have found before them is that quite often you have to get to a final at least once before you actually win one.
But regardless of their hugely decorated past, Manchester United themselves were without a major pot for six seasons and needed a Carabao Cup triumph today to get a new era under Erik ten Hag officially underway.
