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Roberto Martinez seemed as delighted with Swansea City’s victory in the League Cup final as though he was still their manager.

Success has a thousand fathers but nobody could begrudge Martinez, who coached Swansea from 2007 until 2009, feeling he was entitled to bask a little in the reflected glory.

“I don’t think people understand how important this is gonna be for the future,” Martinez said. Football managers are programmed to speak about the future, but this was a moment to reflect on the past.