I feel very lucky – Dan Burn relishing chance to end Newcastle’s trophy drought

Dan Burn will walk out at Wembley on Sunday barely able to believe he is part of Newcastle’s brave new world.

Devastated to be told at the age of 11 his services were no longer required by the club he supported, Burn is determined to be one of the men who ends the Magpies’ silverware drought with Carabao Cup final victory over Manchester United to provide a springboard for sustained success.

Now 30, the Blyth-born defender has had made an unlikely return to Tyneside via the most circuitous of routes and played his part in a remarkable turn-around in fortunes, although he insists that simply making it to Wembley is not enough.

YOUR CARABAO CUP FINALISTS!