It is during the unguarded moments, often away from the public gaze, when the joy and basic jauntiness of winning a cup is laid bare. There was Jadon Sancho, who came on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Manchester United in their 2-0 Carabao Cup final victory against Newcastle, leaving Wembley on Sunday night with a blaring ghetto blaster, which was quite the change from the usual chunky headphones.
For a few seconds, Wout Weghorst, holding court, was drowned out. The striker, a January loanee from Burnley, had an old-school United scarf over his club tracksuit and a red cap in hand. He was asked what he would have said at the end of December about winning a trophy with United; the first of his career. “Deal,” he replied, beaming.
