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Bruno Fernandes believes Manchester United deserved to win their first trophy since 2017 after beating Newcastle 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.
Both sides headed to Wembley desperate for a victory that could provide the catalyst to a brighter future and it was the ever-improving Red Devils that emerged victorious under the arch.
United had not won silverware since 2017 and ended their longest trophy drought in 40 years by beating Newcastle at Wembley, where Casemiro's header and a Sven Botman own goal settled things.
It was a painful end to the Magpies' first final since losing by the same scoreline to the same opposition in the 1999 FA Cup showpiece.
Fernandes said on Sky Sports: "We have been searching for this moment, us, the fans and the club.
"We are all together and finally we get our trophy, I think deservedly.
"It has been an amazing period (so far this season), but we want and need more, it is not enough for this club.
"I am satisfied, because now I get my trophy, but I want more and we want more."
Marcus Rashford, whose shot deflected off Botman for Man Utd's second goal, said on Sky Sports: "This (a trophy) is something we have missed as a club.
"The fact we have come here and won it is a massive feeling, but hopefully a positive to keep going.
"There is a hunger to have more moments like this. I have been in finals where we have won and where we have lost, this is massive for us as individuals and the club.
"I am buzzing with the result, the boys have put a lot of work in to get us here.
"We want to be involved in a lot of games, and that means we have to stay in the competitions.
"If we want to win things, that means we have to keep pushing and going for the whole thing."
United defender Luke Shaw said on Sky Sports: "We talked before about how we want to create our own history here with the new team and manager. Today was the start of it.
"The last final I played here (with England) we lost, so I am really proud of the team today."