So this is what it feels like. After a lifetime of near misses, and 70 years of hurt since our last domestic trophy, I must admit that I had to choke back the emotions as the second goal went in.

Before this hard earned 2-1 victory over Liverpool, Newcastle United had lost on every visit to Wembley since Jackie Milburn led them to a 3-1 win against Manchester City in the 1955 FA Cup final.

Finally, it was the Toon fans who were there to cheer at the final whistle as Eddie Howe’s side celebrated a well deserved victory with the team captain Bruno Guimaraes holding the Carabao Cup aloft.

The Toon’s losing streak was enough to test the loyalty of arguably the most devoted football fans in the land. And yet still they kept coming, in their tens of thousands, to see the United of the modern era attempt to write their names into club history.