I feel strange, I feel numb at the minute - Newcastle’s League Cup hero, Dan Burn.
The Newcastle’s historic League Cup final victory against Liverpool came as a shock as the defender gave an incredible score in the 2-1 win on Sunday at Wembley - Dan Burn says.
Burn made a late entry in Newcastle's first half and Alexander Isak doubled their lead after the interval.
In the dying minutes, Federico Chiesa got one back while the Newcastle held on for their first major silverware since the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Magpies' first domestic prize in 70 years was the climax of a remarkable three days for burn who was giving a name in Thomas Tuchel's first England squad on Friday.
The 32-year-old centre-back’s first international call-up comes after a well-travelled journeyman career characterised by permanent and loan spells at Darlington, Yeovil, Birmingham and Wigan prior to his breakdown at Brighton and eventual move to Newcastle in 2022.
Born is just 27 miles away from Newcastle in Blyth, Burn is the a local hero, but even he is surprised at his fairytale story.
“I’ve had worse weeks. I don’t want to go to sleep because I feel like I’m dreaming and it’s all going to be a lie,” he said.
“I feel strange, I feel numb at the minute.”
Burn benefitted from Newcastle’s clever set-piece routines to score from Kieran Trippier’s corner.
“I knew Alexis Mac Allister wasn’t looking at the ball and I’d be able to get a jump on him. I don’t get many so I saved it for a big occasion,” he said.
The celebration might be on hold for Burn than some of his Newcastle team-mates as he has to meet up with his new England team-mates on Monday morning.
“Tomorrow morning. I’ll be first there tomorrow at 8 o’clock!” he said.
'We are making history’
Bruno Guimaraes, the Newcastle captain stated that the victory was “best day of my life” and he also dedicated it to the club’s legion of raucous supporters.
“It’s all for these fans,” Guimaraes told Sky Sports. “They deserve everything. When I first came here I said I wanted to put my name in history.
“We can now say we are the champions again. This is one of the best days of my life.
“I don’t have any words. It’s the best day of my life. For them (the fans) it’s like the World Cup. People have grown up and not seen us as champions. My first year as captain of this club and it’s one of the best days. This is unbelievable.
“This is my second home. We are making history. Some day when I leave this club I want the fans to sing my name the way they do to (former player Alan) Shearer. He texted me before the game. I’m so emotional today.”
Isak, the Sweden striker hopes that the Wembley victory becomes the springboard sustained Newcastle success after decades of underachievement.
“This is really just the start,” he said. “We will see more from the fans and what it means for the people when we get back to Newcastle. We are all aware of how long it’s been for the fans without a trophy.
“When you’ve been without a trophy for so long it can be in the back of your head but hopefully now we have won this it is bright days in front of us.”
