EXCLUSIVE: Moo herd it here first - this is the team that's going to win this weekend's Carabao League Cup Final at Wembly if this cunning calf has read its psychic space hoppers correctly
17:00, 15 Mar 2025
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Mystic Moo
Liverpool is set to go head to head with Newcastle in a tense clash for the Carabao Cup on Sunday.
Meanwhile, over at one farm in North Wales, it seems "psychic" calf, Mystic Moo may already know who will be victorious.
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Forget crystal balls, this calf can tell the future by reading space hoppers - basically by indicating which one represents the winning team.
The hoppers - suspended in a barn by rope hanging from a tractor - contained the letters L and N respectively.
Video shows how Mystic Moo harnessed his psychic powers to make his prediction (but if you're placing a bet, please don't hold us to it...unless you win).
He let his psychic powers overcome him
He let his psychic powers overcome him(Image: Kelly Williams)
After a tentative start in a dedicated fortune-telling pen, Mystic Moo at first seems cautious. He appears intrigued and sniffs towards the brown Newcastle ball (which features a monkey) but not enough to approach it.
After a few minutes, he trots over to the green space hopper featuring a dinosaur and begins licking it. He can't be clearer than that. (But please be kind, this is his first rodeo).
He didn't seem too fussed by the Magpies
He didn't seem too fussed by the Magpies(Image: Kelly Williams)
Mystic Moo is just one of 20 brand new calves at the Conwy cattle farm but immediately stuck out for his ability to sense the future.
"When he arrived, he seemed to be more perceptive than the others, being able to predict feeding times and making sure she was the first in the queue," joked the farmer.
"When we got some space hoppers for the calves to play with (they like butting them), we thought it would be fun to see if he was able to make any accurate predictions with them.
There was one clear winner
There was one clear winner(Image: Kelly Williams)
"With a few football fans in the house, it made sense to ask him the burning question on everyone's lips - who will win the Carabao Cup final?
"I think it's quite clear that Liverpool is his favourite to win. Before anyone suggests I may have influenced him, I'm a Villa fan for the record."
The game is set to be tense with Liverpool potentially set to be five first-team players down for Sunday's League Cup final at Wembley.
The space hoppers were marked up with the initials of each team
The space hoppers were marked up with the initials of each team(Image: Kelly Williams)
It comes after the Reds were knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday night as they lost on penalties to PSG after a gruelling 120 minutes.
Trent Alexander-Arnold was forced off with a serious-looking ankle injury to rub salt in Liverpool’s wounds, while Ibrahima Konate also limped off in extra-time against the Parisians.
Arne Slot would later confirm he did not expect his vice-captain to be available for the trip to Wembley, meaning Alexander-Arnold will sit out his second-successive League Cup final through injury.
The Reds are set to take on the Magpies
The Reds are set to take on the Magpies(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Joe Gomez and Conor Bradley are already sidelined because of injuries as well as Tyler Morton.
The Reds are looking to retain the final trophy won by Jurgen Klopp on Merseyside against a team without a major domestic trophy in 70 years.
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Newcastle have lost five FA Cup and League Cup finals since their 1955 triumph, including the final of this tournament to Liverpool in 1974.
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