Carabao Cup final: How Manchester United and Newcastle compare

Manchester United will face Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium this weekend. To winner will lift the Carabao Cup.

Newcastle became the first team to reach this year’s final with a 3-1 aggregate win in the semi-final over Southampton. It will be their first major cup final since 1999, when they reached the FA Cup final, only to lose against Manchester United.

Sky Sports News have done an early preview for the game.

Their stats show Newcastle have 8 defeats in a row at Wembley, the longest ever losing run by a team, but the broadcaster is still expecting a tight final between the two top four rivals.

There’s also a special mention for Martin Dubravka, who will be hoping the Reds win in order to claim a winners’ medal.

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