Eddie Howe will end 15 years of hurt for English managers if he leads Newcastle United to the Carabao Cup against Manchester United on Sunday.
Harry Redknapp was the last English manager to win a major prize with an English club when his Portsmouth side lifted the FA Cup in 2008.
Ironically, since the formation of the globally-recognised EPL (English Premier League) in 1992, domestic managers have struggled with top clubs importing world-class leaders like Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola – and Sir Alex Ferguson representing the Scots.
In the first Premier League season, 16 of the top-flight clubs were managed by Englishmen.