Man United reaches 1st final with Erik ten Hag after 2-0 EFL Cup win vs Nottingham Forest

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erik ten Hag was hired to bring good times back to Manchester United.

w, just nine months after his appointment, he is one game away from ending club’s six-year trophy wait.

A 2-0 win against ttingham Forest on Wednesday sealed a 5-0 aggregate victory in League Cup semifinals.

United face Newcastle in final at Wembley Stium on Feb. 26 for English season’s first piece of major silverware.

Substitute Anthony Martial opened scoring in 73rd minute and Fred ded a second in 76th, with both goals set up by Marcus Rashford. United won first leg 3-0 at City Ground last week.

Ten Hag has t me United fans wait long for a first cup final under him.

Dutchman took charge last April and was given task of turning club’s fortunes around after too long in shows of fierce rivals Manchester City and Liverpool.

League Cup was earliest possible final he could reach and victory in showpiece occasion later this month would furr fuel belief that he is building a team capable of competing for biggest prizes in club soccer again.

United can expect a tougher challenge from a Newcastle team aiming to win its first major trophy since FA Cup in 1955.

Saudi-backed club has been one of biggest surprises of season, sitting third in Premier League, one place above United.

match will be a repeat of 1999 FA Cup final, which United won 2-0.