Premier League giants Manchester United defeated Newcastle United 2-0 to win the League Cup this season.

(Associated Press)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The "Red Devils" Manchester United, which has started low and high this season, defeated Newcastle United 2-0 in the final of the English Football League Cup (referred to as the League Cup) yesterday, winning the sixth league title in team history At the same time, it solved the team's championship drought since winning the Europa Gold Cup in 2017.

Manchester United has been unable to find a chance to score in this campaign, and was even first scored by Newcastle United.

Until the 32nd minute of the game, Manchester United's main striker Marcus Rashford was fouled and got a free kick. The main defender Luke Shaw drove into the penalty area to find the midfielder Carlos Casemiro. , breaking the deadlock in one fell swoop.

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In the 39th minute, Rushford added another insurance point for the team, and goalkeeper David De Gea (David De Gea) kept the goal, and finally helped the "Red Devils" win the victory since coach Erik ten Hag (Erik ten Hag) took office. first crown.

Since De Gea joined Manchester United in 2011, he has blocked the opponent for the 181st time in 523 games, making him the goalkeeper who has achieved this achievement the most times in team history.

Tan Heg, who took over Manchester United last summer, bluntly said after the game that winning the championship means that the team is on the right track. I hope that this historic Premier League giant can continue to move forward and create more glorious moments belonging to the "Red Devils".

Compared with Manchester United, which ended the championship drought of nearly 6 years, the defeated Newcastle United missed the first championship in the past 50 years. Since they won the FA Cup in 1974, they have entered the finals nearly 9 times and failed.

The team's coach Eddie Howe also couldn't hide his disappointment after the game: "I am sorry for today's result, because we failed to present the long-awaited championship trophy to the fans."

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