Wout Weghorst said it was a “childhood dream” to lift the Carabao Cup with Manchester United.
The forward, on loan at United from Burnley until the end of the season, played a key role in the club's first trophy triumph for six years.
Weghorst, 6ft 6in, played in Marcus Rashford for United's second goal in a 2-0 win and revealed afterwards it was third time lucky for him in a cup final.
“In the Netherlands I played two cup finals and lost both of them,” said Weghorst.
“This was the third time. Of course that's something special and of course you put in all the hard work, hard effort to get really something in your head.
“So, yeah, also for me it's personal and it's really nice to win a trophy.
“I can do really tough or I can do really cool but, yeah, for me this is a childhood dream.
“A childhood dream to play for this amazing club, to play a final and also be important in this final with the second goal.
“If you win it you have to enjoy it because during this day, during the match, you're only focused on one thing and that's winning it and performing.
“So, yeah, after that you have to take a minute, otherwise everything is passing you by before you even notice and before you’ve enjoyed it.
“So, yeah, I took a moment there at the end and that was the greatest moment of the evening.”
Weghorst, 30, hailed United boss and Dutch compatriot Erik ten Hag for instilling a winning mentality in the squad and said the 53-year-old demands the utmost from his players.
“The manager was the first one who is always putting the tension on it, saying ‘no, we're living to win’,” said Weghorst.
“There's a great feeling within the club, within the team, the lads together. I mean, to be honest, it’s something special to notice this.
“We win the first one now and still have three to go so, yeah, hungry for more.
“It’s three left now. First one is in and first we have to stand still by this and enjoy it.
“But afterwards, of course, it's three to go. We have everything in our own hands so let’s go.
“The manager has been living to win, that is the intention every day.
“He’s living for it. You can feel it – it's really detailed, the way he works, the way we work every day, in every match.
“A lot of attention on where our opportunities are, so he's, first of all, a great manager with a lot of quality, definitely connects the two things together. It's a great combination.”
