Casemiro's first-half header and an own goal from Sven Botman give Erik ten Hag his first piece of silverware as United boss
Football supporters are experts at not letting the result spoil the rest of the day; in Newcastle’s case it extends to the full weekend. They arrived in the nation’s capital like a mass migration of zebras. Some, the lucky or most loyal thousands, were armed with tickets. Others came armed with hope of finding one. The rest just came for the experience. “Tell me ma I won’t be home for tea,” they sang. “I’m going to Wem-ber-ley”.
They were hopeful, of course; they wouldn’t be here otherwise. But that was not the fuel for the journey, the intangible force that led them through and to Kings Cross station and spilled them into the pubs and bars for miles around. They had waited nearly 25 years for a visit to Wembley, when it was two towers and faded stone. They sang their songs during stoppage time as the game ticked out of reach. Now to get back to crossing their fingers that their league season isn’t drifting away.
Ten Hag is now at least a season ahead of schedule. Winning the EFL Cup is not proof of a Manchester United in rude health, although their longest trophy drought in over 40 years is now over. But this is not about trophies and this is not even about winning matches, really. There is a spirit to United, an air that they will not countenance defeat without a fight anymore. It is demonstrated best in Casemiro and Martinez, two players who – to use the Eric Cantona analogy – walked in with collars up, backs straight, chests stuck out as if they owned the f**king place.
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