Newcastle's open top trophy parade to take place this month

Newcastle United will hold an open top bus parade later this month to celebrate their EFL Cup victory.

They ended a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy by beating Liverpool 2-1 in the final yesterday.

The celebrations will take place on the 29th March, due to some players being involved in international duty now.

There are no Premier League fixtures that weekend because of the FA Cup quarter-finals.

A Newcastle City Council spokesperson said: “Newcastle United’s win at Wembley was a fantastic result for the club, the city, and the fans worldwide.

“We appreciate supporters can’t wait to celebrate this historic occasion, so we continue to liaise with the club while they draw up plans to mark this magnificent achievement. We stand ready to support and advise them in any way.”

It comes as Bruno Guimaraes is determined that Newcastle's Carabao Cup success will not be their last as he and his team-mates target further glory.

Asked if the League Cup triumph could be the first of many, Guimaraes said: "Hopefully yes. When you taste it once, you want to taste more.

"When I came to the club, we were in a difficult moment, and now we are champions after 70 years.

"I said always said that I would like to put my name in the club's history, and I think I did this today. We took a big step and I'm very happy for the fans. They deserve this one."

Guimaraes' sentiments were shared by compatriot Joelinton, whose rampaging midfield display at Wembley did much to hamper Liverpool's efforts to impose themselves on the game.

Joelinton said: "That's what we want. We've broken it now after so long and we can continue our journey and hope we win more in the future because more trophies, that's what we want and that's what we hope for. I hope we can win more in the future."

Head coach Eddie Howe, his staff and those players not on international duty - first goalscorer Dan Burn was due to join up with the England camp at 8am - headed off to Dubai from London on Monday morning for a warm-weather break as the celebrations continued back at home.

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