Dan Burn has enjoyed the week of his life, capping his first England call up with Newcastle, winning the Carabao Cup in a victory over Liverpool on Sunday. The 32-year-old defender busted some moves in the Magpies ’ dressing room after he helped his team end a dry run of 70 years without a trophy.

Blyth-born Burn, who played in the League Cup final defeat by Manchester United two seasons ago, grew up as a Newcastle fan and was acutely aware of a drought which had been broken only by the club’s 1969 Inter Cities Fairs Cup win.

The boy from Blyth is the fan who thought his chance to play for Newcastle had gone when a Saudi takeover gave them the tag of the world’s richest club. Now a slow-burner of a career has caught fire. Two days after receiving his maiden England call-up, he got a medal and a man-of the-match award, a Wembley win and a Wembley goal.