Bruno Guimaraes reveals the moment he 'fell in love' with Newcastle United

Bruno Guimaraes has revealed the moment he truly 'fell in love' with Newcastle United ahead of the club's League Cup final against Manchester United on Sunday.

Eddie Howe's Magpies will meet Erik ten Hag's Red Devils at Wembley with the season's first piece of silverware up for grabs between the Premier League duo.

Guimaraes returns for Newcastle this weekend after serving his three-match suspension that saw him red carded in their semi-final win over Southampton.

The Brazilian playmaker has starred since moving to the north-east just over a year ago and outlined two goals in last season's clash with Leicester was a 'goosebumps' moment, telling the Players' Tribune: 'We played Leicester City at home and, for me, this was probably when I fell in love with Newcastle.

'I scored the two goals in the match, and they could not have been more different,' he added.

'The first one was a goal from the streets of Rio. The keeper bobbled the ball when he fell on it and I didn't hear the whistle, so I just kept kicking and kicking until it popped out of his hands and rolled across the line.

'And then the second goal, in the 95th minute.... all I can tell you is that, when the Newcastle fans are really on fire like they were that day, you simply don't get tired. I don't know the science behind it, but you can just keep running forever.

'I heard the roar from the fans and it was goosebumps. I ripped my shirt off, and that's when I knew that I was really in the Premier League.

'It was an atmosphere I'd never seen before, even in Brazil. I remember I collapsed on the pitch at the whistle and I was just praying to God, thanking him for bringing me here.'

Guimaraes' return hands Newcastle a huge boost heading into their visit to England's capital but doesn't undo the damage done by the club's current goalkeeping problems.

Number one Nick Pope will begin his three-match suspension with his red card against Liverpool carrying over from the Premier League to the Carabao Cup.

While, back-up keeper Martin Dubravka is cup tied having previously represented Sunday's opponents in the competition during his short-term loan spell at Old Trafford.

That paves the way for former Liverpool shot-stopper Loris Karius to make his Newcastle debut and first outing in two years against a formidable Man United team.