More infoGary Lineker has been backed by former Premier League referee Keith Hackett, who agrees that Nick Pope should be allowed to play against Manchester United in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final. “Football can be very cruel and sadly because of a few seconds of almost doing something naturally Nick Pope Newcastle GK misses a final,” Hackett wrote on Twitter. Unfortunately for the Magpies and Pope, that match is Sunday’s cup final at Wembley. “If he'd have got another yellow he would have missed two games but not the Carabao Cup final. Let him play in the cup final.
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