The 27-year-old Brazil international’s tears on the Wembley pitch after defeat by Manchester United at the same stage of the same competition two years ago summed up the emotions that day for a club which has not claimed any significant piece of silverware since 1969 and last had its hands on one of the major domestic prizes 14 years earlier.

The Newcastle United skipper will eclipse stars like Alan Shearer and Rob Lee at Wembley if he can lead the Magpies to victory

Newcastle United take on Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday afternoon and Magpies captain Bruno Guimaraes is dreaming of lifting the trophy