'Strange' - Ex-Man Utd and current Newcastle keeper opens up on Carabao Cup winners medal decision

Former Manchester United loanee Martin Dubravka has opened up about the ‘strange’ set of circumstances that saw him receive a Carabao Cup winners medal last season.

Newcastle United stopper Dubravka spent the first-half of last season on-loan at Manchester United and played in two of their Carabao Cup games en-route to Wembley.

Although he returned to the North East in January, Dubravka was still eligible for a winners medal and the Slovakian has revealed that he did receive one despite watching his parent club Newcastle lose at Wembley.

Asked whether he got a medal and his experiences of that final, Dubravka said: "I got one. I didn't really expect it because I didn't know if they would give it to me. 

“It was [strange] but if you think about it, it's part of the game. I played two matches for them and how many matches was it to get to the final so it was a strange situation to be in, I didn't want to be in it.

“The final last season was the strangest game for me as you can imagine! I played two matches for Manchester United and I was back in the team so everyone was asking me who I'm going to support? I always say I always support Newcastle because of the length of time I've spent here. 

“It was five and a half years as opposed to five months so you can't compare. I wanted Newcastle to win for the city, for the club because the fans are just waiting for something special.”