18 hours Ago By Liam Grace
Liverpool head into Sunday’s Carabao Cup final as strong favourites (Picture: Getty)Newcastle United star Bruno Guimaraes has fired a warning to Liverpool ahead of the Carabao Cup final after Monday’s 1-0 victory at West Ham.The Brazilian midfielder scored the only goal of the match at the London Stadium to help Newcastle climb up to sixth in the Premier League table.Eddie Howe’s side now turn their attentions to their clash with Liverpool at Wembley, with the Magpies dreaming of landing a major trophy on Sunday.
Ahead of the Carabao Cup showdown, Guimaraes has warned Arne Slot’s men that Newcastle are treating the game as if it were a World Cup final.‘Of course, I think we can beat Liverpool,’ Guimaraes told Sky Sports after the win over West Ham. ‘It a final, anything can happen.
Get personalised updates on Liverpool every dayWake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you.‘The fans are 50/50, our fans can make a big difference for us.
For us, it’s like the World Cup final because we want to make history for this club.‘It’s a long time for the fans without a trophy. For us, it’s a big game and we believe we can go there and get the trophy.
Bruno Guimaraes’ 63rd-minute goal saw Newcastle beat West Ham (Picture: Getty)‘It’s a massive win for us [against West Ham], we want to fight for the Champions League again. ‘It was a big win for us with big character to keep the clean sheet. It’s a good win to get the confidence back before the final.
’The last major trophy Newcastle clinched was the FA Cup all the way back in 1955, when they defeated Manchester City 3-1.‘The Carabao Cup final has been a little bit of a distraction to be honest,’ Guimaraes added when asked if the upcoming clash was the reason behind their recent inconsistent form in the Premier League.Eddie Howe is unsure who will start in goal for the Carabao Cup final (Picture: Getty)‘A few of us have been thinking about the final.
We know we will play one of the best teams in the world. But I have confidence in us and am hopeful we can go to Wembley and get the title.‘The people doubt us but we have no doubts, we have a lot of focus on ourselves and belief in the players we have in the squad.
‘Of course we are missing players and that’s not good for us but today we showed we have a strong squad.’Meanwhile, Newcastle boss Howe has revealed he has a big decision to make in goal for the Carabao Cup final, with the former AFC Bournemouth manager currently undecided over picking Nick Pope or Martin Dubravka.‘Difficult call, but it is not the only one,’ Howe said.
‘The goalkeeper situation has not been clear as both goalkeepers have been high-class.‘I was pleased with Nick [Pope] today. Everyone has to be ready.
We need the whole squad focused on Sunday.‘You look for the best man for the job. You take form, training and everything into consideration.
Tough calls to make.’.
