Former Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez has praised his former club after their 2-0 loss in the Carabao Cup final to Manchester United. The opening goal came after 33 minutes when Man United midfielder Casemiro latched onto Luke Shaw's free kick and headed past Loris Karius to break the deadlock.
It was just five minutes later when the Magpies went 2-0 down, a deflected Marcus Rashford shot catching out the Newcastle goalkeeper meant the deficit was doubled and despite a strong second-half performance, the comeback wasn't able to happen.
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