There are so many angles to the story of this year’s Carabao Cup final.
The Newcastle fairytale, Erik ten Hag’s first trip to Wembley as Manchester United boss and a clash of the titans as two giants of English football go head-to-head. But the final also serves up one of those amazing twists of fate because all eyes will inevitably be on Newcastle keeper Loris Karius.
What an incredible comeback story, the chance of redemption and, ultimately, where the showpiece final could be won and lost. Karius, 29, has quite simply disappeared from view since his two howlers in the 2018 Champions League final when Liverpool lost 3-1 to Real Madrid in Kiev.
