Overview

• League Two Grimsby knocked Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup after a 2-2 draw and a 12-11 shootout, the club’s first League Cup loss to a fourth‑tier side.
• Grimsby led 2-0 at half-time from United errors, with André Onana implicated, before Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire forced penalties.
• New high-cost arrivals faltered under pressure, with Matheus Cunha seeing a potential winner saved and Mbeumo missing the decisive kick.
• Ruben Amorim apologized, said “something has to change,” and did not watch the shootout, fueling fan and pundit calls for his removal without any board decision announced.
• Despite major summer spending in attack, United remain winless, face Burnley next, and confront unresolved issues in goal and midfield as the window nears its close.