Rafa Benitez made six changes for Saturday's 1-0 loss to Blackburn
Phil Thompson believes Rafael Benitez is prioritising the EFL Cup over the Sky Bet Championship in order to deliver Newcastle's first cup success in 61 years.
The Spanish boss made six changes for Saturday's clash with Blackburn, including dropping leading scorer Dwight Gayle, which resulted in a shock 1-0 defeat, which ended an eight-match winning run.
Newcastle, who last tasted domestic cup glory when they won the FA Cup in 1955, head into their quarter-final clash with Hull on Tuesday night as Sky Bet's favourites despite being lower-league visitors - and Thompson says that's a sign of the manager taking the competition very seriously.
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