Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer is predicting that Eddie Howe’s team will end the club’s agonising wait for domestic cup silverware against Liverpool.
The Magpies take on the Premier League leaders in the hope they can claim their first domestic trophy in 70 years. Newcastle were beaten at the same venue in the same competition by Manchester United in 2023.
Shearer, who scored 206 goals for Newcastle, reckons that the club and the supporters deserve a trophy and says that, if they win, he may have to cancel his flight booked for Monday morning.
“I’m predicting Newcastle to win 2-1 in normal time,” he said, speaking to Betfair. “How will I celebrate if Newcastle win? I’m due on a flight Monday morning, but I’m not sure I’ll make it if Newcastle do win… I might have to cancel it until Tuesday morning!
“I’ve got several options for what to do and where to go if we win.
“If we don’t win, then there’s only one option, I’m going home! If we win, I’ll be happy and emotional, because I’ve always said that I need and want to see this football club win a trophy in my lifetime. I’m 54 years of age, nearly 55, and I haven’t seen us win a trophy.
“I was born in 1970, they won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup the year before I was born, so I need to see this club win a trophy at some stage! I’ve seen the reaction when we haven’t won a final and that was amazing, the fans lined the streets after we lost the 1998 FA Cup final.
“You can only imagine what it will be like if this club wins something. This club deserves a trophy.
“The fans, if there’s any set of supporters in the country who have followed their team all over the world through thick and thin, then it’s the Geordies. If it’s not going to be Liverpool, then the vast majority of neutral fans would like Newcastle to win, for that reason.”
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