Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe was appointed in November 2021
Newcastle United players waited impatiently in the tunnel at the Etihad.
It was three minutes until kick-off and the Carabao Cup holders were desperate to get going as a bemused Kieran Trippier looked around and wondered where his counterparts from Manchester City were.
There was no sign of Pep Guardiola's team.
The hosts took their time to emerge from the dressing room, but they quickly left Newcastle in a daze after racing into a 3-0 lead in the second leg of their semi-final.
