Shock: Man United knocked out of League Cup by 4th division team

On the morning of August 28, Man United fans suffered a big shock when the 'red devils' lost to 4th division team Grimsby Town 11-12 on penalties (2-2 draw after 90 minutes of play) in the English League Cup.

The joy of Grimsby Town players after scoring against Man United - Photo: REUTERS

Visiting the 4th division (League Two) team Grimsby Town, who are far inferior in terms of level, Man United still showed great seriousness when launching almost the strongest squad. Expensive new recruits Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha... along with other stars such as Manuel Ugarte, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire were all present in the starting lineup.

However, Man United still showed a forgettable weak face against Grimsby Town. After only 30 minutes of play, the "red devils" let Charles Vernam (minute 22) and Tyrell Warren (minute 30) of Grimsby Town score.

At the beginning of the second half, coach Ruben Amorim added Bruno Fernandes, Ryan Mbeumo, and Matthijs de Ligt in hopes of improving the situation.

After that, Man United had to bring on Mason Mount and Joshua Zirkzee. Thanks to these substitutions, Man United played better and found a 1-2 equalizer thanks to Bryan Mbeumo in the 75th minute.

Goalkeeper Christy Pym became the hero of Grimsby Town when he saved 2 penalties from Man United - Photo: REUTERS

In the 88th minute, center back Harry Maguire scored the equalizer 2-2 for Man United and brought the match into a nerve-wracking penalty shootout. It was thought that in the penalty shootout, Man United would have an advantage in terms of class and mentality compared to their opponents, but the opposite happened.

The two teams had to take 13 penalty shootouts to determine a winner, and Grimsby Town were the winners with a score of 12-11.

Goalkeeper Andre Onana's disappointment in the loss to Grimsby Town - Photo: REUTERS

Clarke Oduor was the only Grimsby Town player to miss a penalty, while Man United had two players fail to take it, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.

The shocking defeat to the 4th division team made Man United's start to the new season even more disastrous. In the Premier League, the "Red Devils" have not known a win after the first two rounds with 1 loss, 1 draw.

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