US EditionGrimsby 2-2 Manchester United (12-11 pens): Bryan Mbeumo misses in shootout as Man Utd humiliated
- Manchester United was eliminated by fourth-tier Grimsby Town on August 27, 2025, in a 12-11 penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw at Blundell Park.
- United faced this second-round Carabao Cup match for the first time since 2014 after a disappointing 15th-place Premier League finish and missing European qualification last season.
- Grimsby scored twice in the first half through Charles Vernam and Tyrell Warren capitalizing on a goalkeeper error, while United staged a late comeback with goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire.
- In the shootout, Matheus Cunha missed a crucial penalty, but it was Bryan Mbeumo’s effort hitting the crossbar that sealed United’s fate and sparked pitch invasions and chants against manager Ruben Amorim.
- This upset deepens pressure on Amorim’s rebuilding phase, marking another low point after past humiliations and suggesting continued challenges for United’s progress.
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Football: Manchester United Humiliated by a 4th Division League Cup Team, Amorim Already Threatened?
The Red Devils, led 2-0, bowed to the goal against Grimsby Town on Wednesday (2-2, 12 t.a.b. to 11). Ruben Amorim seems already short of solutions.
Manchester United was eliminated this Wednesday in the second round of the English League Cup as it was overtaken in the prison season by Grimsby Town, a rival in the fourth category of English football. An elimination that represents one of the biggest embarrassments in the history of the Old Trafford team. To dimension the Grimsby Town feat you have to look at the fourth step of English football to find the Grimsby, a club with 147 years of hi…
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