Suspended Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes dances with young son after historic win over Arsenal
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Bruno Guimaraes has further endeared himself to Newcastle supporters with his reaction to their win over Arsenal.
Eddie Howe’s side made history by beating the Gunners 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.
Goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon gave the Magpies a vital first-leg advantage in their Carabao Cup semi-final tie.
Newcastle now have the upper hand heading into next month’s return leg at St. James’ Park.
It is also the first time they have beaten Arsenal in the competition at the fifth time of asking.
Guimaraes missed the match, though, as he served a one-match yellow card suspension after picking up two cautions in earlier rounds.
The Brazilian midfielder was still watching on at home whilst his teammates claimed victory in north London.
Footage of Guimaraes celebrating the win was soon shared to social media after full-time.
In the video, he can be seen dancing and chanting ‘Newcastle’ whilst holding his young son.
The 27-year-old is free to return from his suspension against Bromley in the FA Cup on Sunday and is expected to feature in the second leg against Arsenal on February 5.
It was all smiles in the Guimaraes household but teammate Dan Burn has admitted the tie is far from over despite Newcastle’s advantage.
Speaking after the match, Burn told Sky Sports: “Very proud, it was always going to be like that in the second half.
“To a man everyone defended brilliantly. To get a result here you need to defend set-pieces, but I thought everyone was brilliant.
“We have had a sticky patch, but we have had a few clean sheets in a row. Seeing the way we defended in the second half was brilliant.
“It’s only a job half done – they have nothing to lose coming to St. James’ Park.”
Meanwhile, Newcastle boss Howe said: “I think it was an interesting game, we started on the front foot and we tried to take the game to them.
“It was then about our mentality to defend and we did that really well.
“We know what is at stake and the players put their bodies on the line.
“I am pleased because this is a tough ground and we have suffered here previously. We are playing with a real confidence and belief and that helps us defend in those dying moments.
“Alex scored a great goal and Anthony scored an important second for us.
“In evolution you are always changing and trying to get the best out of the group.
“We have more capabilities with the ball, with this current team there is so much more to come and we are missing key players today and there’s fatigue.
“We know in the second leg we have our supporters with us, but we still need to do everything right.”
Newcastle previously reached the Carabao Cup final under Howe two seasons ago, losing to Manchester United at Wembley Stadium.
On that occasion, they followed a 1-0 first leg win at Southampton with a 2-1 home victory in the last four to reach the final.
A repeat against Arsenal would set Howe’s side up to end their 56-year wait for a major trophy.
Newcastle have not lifted silverware since winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969.
