Manchester United claimed their first trophy since 2017 with victory over Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.
Newcastle's own wait for silverware, stretching back to 1969, goes on after two goals inside six minutes in the first half established Manchester United's superiority and set them on their way to a first success under manager Erik ten Hag.
Casemiro broke the deadlock after 33 minutes when he headed home Luke Shaw's free-kick.
His side doubled their advantage after Sven Botman deflected Marcus Rashford's shot out of the reach of Newcastle's debutant keeper Loris Karius, deputising for the suspended Nick Pope.
Newcastle attempted to rally in the second half, but the goals have dried up at the wrong time for Eddie Howe's men.
It meant Manchester United were back in the honours after last tasting success six years ago when lifting the Europa League under Jose Mourinho, and also winning this competition in the same campaign.
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A Newcastle United fan who predicted a cup final win by getting a tattoo says he "got a little bit carried away with myself" after his team fell to defeat.
Kris Cook got the chant "Tell me ma me ma, NUFC Cup winners" tattooed on his leg with Sunday's date 26/02/23.
Speaking on BBC Radio Newcastle's Matt Bailey at Breakfast, he was asked if he would perhaps change the letter N from NUFC to a letter M, so it read MUFC, instead.
"I wouldn't have that on my leg - I would rather have one leg to be fair," he said.
"[It was] dedication or stupidity really, I have always loved [Newcastle] but I didn't think I'd be walking around with that on my leg for the rest of my life.
"As long as they win something I divn't care, so I can kind of get away with it a little bit.
"It will happen next year, or the year after."
The chant's lyrics:
Tell me ma, me ma,
We won't be home for tea,
We're going to Wembley,
Tell me ma, me ma.
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Liverpool delivered the complete performance and Mohamed Salah became the club's record Premier League goalscorer as Manchester United were overwhelmed at a joyous Anfield.
United's renaissance under manager Erik ten Hag already has the tangible reward of the Carabao Cup but Liverpool unleashed a brutal reality check on their progress with a severe thrashing.
Liverpool took control of what had been a tight game, with Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford missing presentable chances, when former Old Trafford target Cody Gakpo applied a smooth finish to Andy Robertson's perfect pass two minutes before the break.
The second half was a tale of sheer joy for Liverpool and unrelenting misery for United, starting after 47 minutes when Darwin Nunez's header diverted Harvey Elliott's driven cross past goalkeeper David de Gea.
Salah bamboozled Lisandro Martinez to play in Gakpo for another classy finish three minutes later before the Egyptian resumed his long-time role of United tormentor by getting on the scoresheet himself.
Salah ended a swift counter-attack by lashing a finish high past De Gea and the rout continued as Nunez flashed another header in from Jordan Henderson's cross.
Salah then scrambled in the sixth to become Liverpool's highest Premier League goalscorer with 129, passing Robbie Fowler. He is also Liverpool's highest marksman against Manchester United with 12 - and 10 of those have come in his past five encounters.
And in a fitting finish, Roberto Firmino - who has announced he is leaving Anfield at the end of the season - completed a remarkable game by making it 7-0 from close range.
This is the biggest win in the history of the fixture, passing Liverpool's 7-1 victory in the 1895-96 Second Division.
Liverpool are now an ominous presence in the chase for the Champions League places, standing only three points behind Tottenham with a game in hand.
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Bruno Fernandes should not captain Manchester United again following Sunday's humiliating 7-0 defeat by Liverpool, says Chris Sutton.
The Portuguese, who deputises in the absence of club captain Harry Maguire, was criticised for his behaviour and attitude in the game.
"There are people that are far better qualified to be captain," Sutton said.
"Fernandes is not their best leader. There are more suitable candidates than him, Casemiro being one."
Speaking on BBC 5 Live's Monday Night Club, former Premier League striker Sutton, who also suggested Raphael Varane as another option, added: "I think he should never put on the armband again for Manchester United."
Fernandes, 28, has 57 goals and 50 assists in 166 games for the club in all competitions, but his body language at Anfield was called "disgraceful" by former United captain Roy Keane, while another former skipper Gary Neville said he was "embarrassing at times".
He also appeared to push the referee's assistant in the 81st minute. No action was taken by the referee at the time and the incident is not being investigated by the Football Association
BBC Sport has also been told he did not ask to be substituted towards the end of the match, after questions were asked about a gesture he made to the bench.
At one point, when Liverpool's Stefan Bajcetic went past him by the touchline, Fernandes stopped rather than giving chase to the midfielder.
"That was a standout moment," added Sutton.
"However bad United were, you cannot just let someone run away from you and give up. That's what the captain of Manchester United did - and that's a bad look.
"I don't think he has any real arguments if he does get stripped of the captaincy," he added. "I think Bruno's days have to be numbered."
The defeat came seven days after Manchester United won the Carabao Cup - their first trophy since Erik Ten Hag's arrival as manager last May.
They are third in the Premier League and have reached the FA Cup quarter-finals, as well as the last 16 of the Europa League.
Ten Hag, who described his side's performance against rivals Liverpool as "unprofessional", dropped the in-form Marcus Rashford earlier this season after the striker missed a team meeting, while Cristiano Ronaldo's contract was terminated by mutual consent in November.
"The way Ten Hag has dealt with Rashford, Ronaldo, it's a situation he needs to get a grip of," added Sutton. "Ten Hag has no option but to let him know who is boss."
On the United captaincy, football journalist Rory Smith said: "Fernandes is a fighter, he has a win at all costs mentality. To me he looks petulant and whiny, but maybe to other players they just see that as he is desperate to win."
Smith added: "As much as Bruno was the most eye-catching shortfall, I would query what happened to Casemiro and also Ten Hag's substitutions. There were more failures than just Bruno Fernandes."
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