'I've always hated Liverpool since the 1990s, when you saw Kevin Keegan with his head slumped behind the boards at Anfield' Dan Burn on the Newcastle United revenge 29 years in the making

"Newcastle's 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy came to an end back in March as the Magpies were crowned 2025 Carabao Cup champions. The Geordies scored shortly before half-time against Arne Slot's Liverpool thanks to a Dan Burn header choreographed on the training ground. Alexander Isak, now of Liverpool, put Newcastle 2-0 up shortly after the restart, and although consolation goalscorer Federico Chiesa made those in black-and-white sweat for the final few minutes, the cup was bound for the north-east."

"I've always hated Liverpool since the 1990s, when you saw Kevin Keegan with his head dropped down behind the boards at Anfield, Burn told FourFourTwo, recalling one of the Premier League's most iconic fixtures - a 4-3 Liverpool win with Stan Collymore 'closing in' to break Newcastle hearts. It was ingrained in me as a Newcastle supporter to have respect for them, because we're similar cities, working-class cities, but also to hate them because they're good, aren't they? They win all the time."

"They [Liverpool players] were class, to be fair to them, Burn added, describing the Reds' full-time reaction at Wembley. Virgil van Dijk came straight up and congratulated us. They were all good. They probably knew on the day that they were well beaten. Obviously with all the stuff that went on over the summer, that's probably added to [the rivalry] a bit."

Newcastle ended a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy by winning the 2025 Carabao Cup, defeating Liverpool at Wembley. Dan Burn scored a training-ground choreographed header shortly before half-time, and Alexander Isak added a second shortly after the restart. Federico Chiesa's late consolation goal made the closing minutes tense, but the cup stayed in the north-east. Burn described longstanding antipathy towards Liverpool dating back to the 1990s Kevin Keegan era, while also acknowledging respect for the club. He praised Liverpool's players for their class and said Virgil van Dijk personally congratulated Newcastle after the match. Isak's acrimonious transfer to Liverpool intensified the rivalry between the clubs and fans.

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