Newcastle will be without Nick Pope for the Carabao Cup final against Manchester United after he was sent off in the 2-0 defeat to Liverpool. And a strange twist of fate means former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius could be set to make his Magpies debut at Wembley. But their evening went from bad to worse when Pope was given his marching orders just five minutes later. AdvertisementReferee Anthony Taylor immediately pulled out a straight red card for the 30-year-old, with Eddie Howe replacing Elliot Anderson for Martin Dubravka. Newcastle’s loss leaves them in fourth spot, while Liverpool rise to eighth – three points off the top six.
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