Dan Burn said Newcastle’s historic League Cup final triumph against Liverpool felt like a dream as the defender capped an incredible week by scoring in the 2-1 win at Wembley on Sunday.

Burn put Newcastle ahead late in the first half and Alexander Isak doubled their lead after the interval.

Federico Chiesa got one back in the closing minutes, but Newcastle held on for their first major silverware since the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

The Magpies’ first significant domestic prize in 70 years was the climax of a remarkable three days for Burn, who was named in Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad on Friday.

The 32-year-old centre-back’s first international call-up comes after a well-travelled journeyman career featuring permanent and loan spells at Darlington, Yeovil, Birmingham and Wigan before his breakthrough at Brighton and eventual move to Newcastle in 2022.

Born just 27 miles away from Newcastle in Blyth, Burn is the quintessential local hero, but even he can’t quite believe his fairytale story.

“I’ve had worse weeks. I don’t want to go to sleep because I feel like I’m dreaming and it’s all going to be a lie,” he said.

“I feel strange, I feel numb at the minute.”

Burn benefitted from Newcastle’s clever set-piece routines to score from Kieran Trippier’s corner.

“I knew Alexis Mac Allister wasn’t looking at the ball and I’d be able to get a jump on him. I don’t get many so I saved it for a big occasion,” he said.

But the celebrations might be slightly more muted for Burn than some of his Newcastle team-mates as he has to meet up with his new England team-mates on Monday morning.





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