Newcastle midfielder Sean Longstaff admits reaching the Carabao Cup final means everything to the players.

Newcastle face Manchester United at Wembley on Sunday.

Longstaff said: "The manager is someone I will be forever grateful to and he has saved my Newcastle career. On that semi-final night I locked eyes with Burny (Dan Burn) and I thought we were going to shed a little tear together to be honest.

"After the game I said to him, 'Did you think we would be doing this when we were playing against each other for Wigan and Blackpool five years ago?'

"It is funny how football works out. To be from Newcastle and do this together makes it special."