Grimsby<\/a> entered the nirvana of a cup shock for the ages, delirious home fans invaded, and their song of \u201cOh when the Town go steaming in\u201d sweetly summed up what had been administered to United.<\/p>\nThe visitors were two down by the interval when Charles Vernam and Tyrell Warren strikes had the 20\u2011time English champions staring at a humiliating oblivion.<\/p>\n
However, a 75th-minute Mbeumo finish handed United a lifeline before Harry Maguire\u2019s stooping header squeezed in at the near post took the tie to the penalty lottery.<\/p>\n
Amorim\u2019s men lost it \u2013 so the inquest begins. The head coach and his side hobble next to the visit of Burnley on Saturday. It does not need a vivid imagination to picture United losing that one too and extending their winless run to the opening four outings of an already stricken campaign.<\/p>\n
Amorim may survive a defeat at Old Trafford \u2013 he has just overseen a \u00a3200m-plus summer spend, after all \u2013 but the bottom line is this: nine months into the job the head coach continues to put out a team that lack verve, flair, solidity and anything approaching a discernible pattern of play.<\/p>\n
After the farrago of his side\u2019s performance Amorim stood pitchside and was regaled with jubilant verses of \u201cyou\u2019re getting sacked in the morning\u201d: this cruel wit sharply crystallises the state United are in \u2013 and their coach is culpable.<\/p>\n
Quick GuideCarabao Cup third-round drawShow<\/p>\n
Grimsby’s<\/b> reward for toppling Manchester United in the Carabao Cup is a third-round trip to crisis club Sheffield Wednesday<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Liverpool<\/b> will host Southampton<\/b> and there is also a home tie for defending champions Newcastle<\/b> as they welcome League One Bradford<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Arsenal<\/b>, Chelsea<\/b>, Tottenham<\/b> and Manchester City<\/b> will all also face third-tier opposition.<\/p>\n
The Gunners visit Port Vale<\/b>, Enzo Maresca’s side head to Lincoln<\/b>, Spurs host Doncaster<\/b>, while City begin their quest to win the League Cup for the first time since 2021 with a trip along the M62 to face Huddersfield<\/b>.<\/p>\n
There are all-Premier League clashes as Brentford<\/b> host Aston Villa<\/b>, who met at the weekend in the league, and Wolves<\/b> entertain Everton<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Nottingham Forest<\/b> visit Championship side Swansea<\/b> while Crystal Palace<\/b> host Millwall<\/b> in a repeat of last season’s fiercely-contested FA Cup tie, when Jean-Philippe Mateta suffer a serious head injury.<\/p>\n
Burnley<\/b> host Cardiff<\/b>, Brighton<\/b> travel to League One Barnsley<\/b>, Fulham<\/b> host Cambridge<\/b>, Wrexham<\/b> welcome Reading<\/b> and Wigan<\/b> play Wycombe<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Ties will be played in the weeks commencing September 15 and 22. (PA Media)<\/p>\n
Port Vale v Arsenal<\/p>\n
Swansea v Nottingham Forest<\/p>\n
Lincoln City v Chelsea<\/p>\n
Tottenham v Doncaster<\/p>\n
Brentford v Aston Villa<\/p>\n
Huddersfield Town v Manchester City<\/p>\n
Liverpool v Southampton<\/p>\n
Newcastle v Bradford City<\/p>\n
Sheffield Wednesday v Grimsby Town<\/p>\n
Wolves v Everton<\/p>\n
Crystal Palace v Millwall<\/p>\n
Burnley v Cardiff City<\/p>\n
Wrexham v Reading<\/p>\n
Wigan v Wycombe<\/p>\n
Barnsley v Brighton<\/p>\n
Fulham v Cambridge<\/p>\n
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On a smooth green sward that allowed no excuse the XI Amorim sent out in search of a win showed eight changes. Of these Kobbie Mainoo, Benjamin Sesko, Andr\u00e9 Onana, Harry Maguire and Manuel Ugarte were the headline acts given first starts and who failed to quieten a rambunctious crowd all night.<\/p>\n
United began and ended under the pump. A Vernam corner from the left threatened to arrow over the hapless Onana before the goalkeeper scurried back and tipped over. Dave Artell drilled his unit to tap the ball about then up tempo and stampede at United. Or rush to a man in red livery to squeeze them \u2013 precisely how they took the lead.<\/p>\n
Under pressure Amad Diallo miscontrolled, tried to retrieve the ball, he and Ugarte bumped into each other, pratfalled, and Grimsby took over. A quick right-left Darragh Burns diagonal put Vernam in, and he beat Onana at his near post: the Cameroonian should have saved so here was the latest howler from a United man between the sticks.<\/p>\n
Now, the Mariners\u2019 second. A short Vernam corner on the left was returned and the No 30 sliced in a delivery. Onana rose above a thicket of players and, farcically, missed a clearing punch, the ball dropped to Warren, who rolled home against the club he left in 2019.<\/p>\n
Cue a Grimsby support in party mode, their taunts a cutting \u201ccan we play you every week\u201d, and \u201cPremier League\/you\u2019re having a laugh\u201d. They had a point. Grimsby were in cruise control, toying with their shellshocked guest. When Sesko managed a header you were reminded that United were allowed to attack \u2013 too.<\/p>\n
Charles Vernam shows his delight after giving Grimsby the lead. Photograph: Chris Radburn\/Reuters<\/p>\n
At the interval Amorim hooked Tyler Fredericson, Patrick Dorgu and Ugarte for Matthijs De Ligt, Mbuemo and Bruno Fernandes. Calling for the cavalry showed how dire United were.<\/p>\n
In bucketing rain Grimsby poured forward and a Burns effort went for a corner as, again, United\u2019s noses were bloodied. The downpour, becoming biblical, made the surface greasy \u2013 perfect for a side on a mission to pen themselves into football immortality.<\/p>\n
United were in a catch-22 of needing to press to pull a goal back while not daring to leave space for Artell\u2019s ruthless unit to prosper again. Example: Grimsby moved along their right, swapped passes, and lifted a high-ball in \u2013 the omnipotent Vernam leaped and bounced a header into the ground which Onana clutched.<\/p>\n
Quick GuideBrighton and Fulham march onShow<\/p>\n
Stefanos Tzimas claimed a debut double as Brighton cruised into the third round if the Carabao Cup with a crushing 6-0 victory at Oxford.<\/p>\n
The Greece Under-21 striker, who cost \u00a320.8m from the German club Nurnberg, struck twice in seven second-half minutes before fellow newcomer Tommy Watson sealed the Seagulls’ first win of the season.<\/p>\n
First-half finishes from Olivier Boscagli \u2013 another debutant \u2013 and the midfielder Brajan Gruda set Albion on course for a resounding victory at the Kassam Stadium before Diego Gomez increased the advantage on the hour.<\/p>\n
Raul Jimenez ensured Fulham<\/b> avoided a shock as they dispatched the Championship side Bristol City<\/b> 2-0.
The Mexico striker Jimenez pressured George Tanner into scoring an early own goal and then grabbed the second as the Cottagers cruised through.
Marco Silva, the Fulham manager, had been stung by City in the competition before, when they knocked his top-flight Watford side out with a 3-2 result at the same stage eight years ago, but Jimenez ensured there would be no repeat.<\/p>\n
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Amorim\u2019s substitutions had failed to engineer any dominance and when Diallo was flagged offside his manager dipped his head in anguish \u2013 a regular sensation for him.<\/p>\n
Amorim, despairing, sent for a favourite player, Mason Mount, who replaced Ayden Heaven. Yet when Mbeumo struck United still seemed a universe away from levelling. But they do possess spirit, as personified by Maguire whose intervention took them to penalties and the heartbreak of defeat this way.<\/p>\n
Amorim was not spotted on the touchline witnessing the kicks \u2013 as odd as the decision to have his new \u00a370m leader of the attack, Sesko, as taker No 10. Again, expect this to be dissected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United \u2013 bloody hell. After a quasi-farcical display that somehow pulled them back to 2-2 and penalties,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":378940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,2465,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-378939","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-manchester","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115103508944111629","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}