Dan Burn has cut short his celebrations of Newcastle’s historic League Cup triumph as the defender focuses on his first England call-up.
Burn headed Newcastle’s first-half opener in their stunning 2-1 win against Premier League leaders Liverpool in the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.
The 32-year-old’s goal helped Newcastle finally end their 56-year trophy drought, setting off wild celebrations at Wembley and back home on Tyneside.
It was the culmination of a remarkable week for Burn, who had received his maiden call-up into the England squad on Friday.
As a boyhood Newcastle fan born just a few miles from the city, Burn could have been forgiven for wanting to make the most of the party that followed the Magpies’ long-awaited success.
But the centre-back knew he was due to report for England duty on Monday morning.
So he wisely opted against joining the alcohol-fuelled partying to keep him fresh ahead of Thomas Tuchel’s first game in charge of England in Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Albania at Wembley.
