MANCHESTER UNITED look to finish their six-year trophy drought on Sunday after they tackle Newcastle within the Carabao Cup closing.
Sorry Pink Devils followers, The Match Bangkok Century Cup does not depend.
United have been chasing the return of the glory days ever since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.
Prior to now decade they've watched noisy neighbours Manchester Metropolis and arch-rivals Liverpool win the league.. in addition to Chelsea and Leicester.
And whereas their lengthy look ahead to a Premier League title rages on, followers will merely be content material with watching membership captain Harry Maguire lifting a trophy.
The indicators this season beneath Erik ten Hag have been encouraging.
United lastly seem like they have a boss for the long run after the collective failings of David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick.
United briefly confirmed a killer intuition within the first half of 2017 after getting their arms on the League Cup and Europa League title.
However since then, they've failed to succeed in a single closing.
In reality, the final time a United participant strolled out on the Wembley turf for a cup showpiece was six years in the past to the day, come Sunday.
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That got here within the League Cup win over Southampton.
United stormed to a 2-0 lead earlier than Saints clawed their manner again to 2-2 inside a 3 minute interval both aspect of half-time.
It took an 87th-minute winner to see the Pink Devils maintain the trophy aloft.
However who began for Mourinho's Man Utd that day?
Simply TWO present gamers stay, with David De Gea between the sticks and Anthony Martial beginning on the left wing.
Eric Bailly additionally began within the coronary heart of defence, with the Ivorian away from the membership - at Marseille on mortgage - in 2022-23.
Antonio Valencia and Marcos Rojo took the full-back spots for the ultimate, with Chris Smalling finishing the defence.
Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera sat within the deeper two midfield spots behind Juan Mata.
Jesse Lingard started the match at left wing with Zlatan Ibrahimovic main the road.
Ibrahimovic gave United a Nineteenth-minute lead, earlier than Lingard doubled that shortly earlier than the break.
Manolo Gabbiadini pulled on again in added time of the first-half, earlier than grabbing an all-important second after the break.
Mourinho launched Michael Carrick for Mata at half time to shore up the midfield, solely to be left scratching his head after Gabbiadini's leveller.
Scrambling for a winner, Marcus Rashford was launched for Lingard with quarter-hour to play.
Nevertheless it was Ibrahimovic, along with his second of the sport, scoring with simply three minutes left on the clock to grab the win.
Marouane Fellaini changed Martial in added time so as to add an aerial presence as James Ward-Prowse and Co pumped crosses into the field.
However United held on, with Wayne Rooney among the many unused subs.
Sergio Romero, Daley Blind and Ashley Younger additionally failed to return off the bench within the win.
Can Ten Hag repeat the feat six years on to the day, this time in opposition to Newcastle?
With Rashford, on the bench that day in 2017, in red-hot type, they go into the sport as favourites.
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