Hundreds of thousands celebrate Newcastle cup win

Hundreds of thousands of supporters flooded into Newcastle to celebrate the football club's historic cup win.

Newcastle United won the Carabao Cup earlier this month, ending their 70-year wait for domestic silverware.

The team travelled on two open-top buses through the city centre's streets, which were packed with crowds, to a large celebration on the Town Moor, as crowds of supporters roared them on.

Geordie duo Ant & Dec hosted the celebration, with manager Eddie Howe describing it as a "very emotional day" and club legend Alan Shearer saying: "We could get used to this."

• As it happened: Newcastle celebrates historic cup win

Howe was interviewed on top of the bus.

He said: "This is really incredible, absolutely mind-blowing.

"You've got people hanging from lampposts, out of buildings, I hope everyone's all right."

Howe said he was "very emotional" when he saw a massive flag of himself created by supporters' group Wor Flags unfurled near the stadium.

"I can't thank everyone enough, from Newcastle, the way they've embraced me and my family and I'm glad to have given them some joy," he said.

The buses and crowds then turned into the Town Moor, a large open area just outside the city centre, where 150,000 fans had already gathered to welcome their heroes home.

Shearer was one of the club legends who took to the stage.

"The last two weeks have just been... probably the best of my life," he said.

"We could get used to this, couldn't we?

"I wanted this to happen in my lifetime and it's happened so whatever happens from now on, I can go happy," Shearer added.

Howe and the players then took turns raising the trophy to deafening cheers.

Wembley goal hero Dan Burn said he felt "numb" as they were not used to winning trophies.

He said he had to stay composed as the bus travelled through the city.

Captain Bruno Guimaraes led fans in a rendition of Hey Jude, replacing "Jude" with "Geordies".

Meanwhile, Alexander Isak gave fans his best Geordie accent: "Areet wor kid?"

The celebrations ended with a display with lighted drones forming images and words summing up the cup win.

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