ESPN reported that Galatasary are still interested in signing Trippier before their deadline. The 34-year-old has slipped behind Tino Livramento in the bid for a first-team spot at Newcastle but was selected to start last night for the Magpies' massive Carabao Cup semi-final second leg clash against Arsenal.

Arsenal have a huge job on their hands tonight as they take on Newcastle United in the second-leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. A trip to Wembley to take on either Tottenham or Liverpool is in sight for both sides with Newcastle in control of the tie as we count down to kick-off.

Newcastle is back in the English League Cup final for another chance to end its 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy.

Newcastle United reached a second League Cup final in three seasons as they overwhelmed Arsenal 2-0 at a feverish St James' Park on Wednesday to complete a crushing 4-0 aggregate win.

Eddie Howe hailed Newcastle United's "huge" League Cup semi-final win over Arsenal and vowed his side would learn from the pain of their last visit to Wembley. Newcastle repeated their 2-0 first-leg success over Arsenal last month with a mirror scoreline on a memorable night at a raucous St James' Park on Wednesday.