A moving open letter Dan Burn’s father once wrote to the Newcastle defender has gone viral after the club finally ended their 70-year wait for a domestic trophy by lifting the Carabao Cup on Sunday. Burn chose the perfect moment to open his account for the season,

Following his release from the Magpies at 11, Burn plied his trade at local club Blyth Town and Blyth Spartans before progressing through the ranks of the latter. Two years later, Burn lost his right ring finger after severing it in an accident; it has been claimed that he was wearing a ring which got caught while he was climbing a fence.

Newcastle beat Liverpool 2-1 to win the Carabao Cup at Wembley after goals from Dan Burn and Alexander Isak and the Toon stars celebrated their historic triumph wildly