Manchester United are out of the Carabao Cup after a stunning shootout defeat to League Two Grimsby in the second round on another disastrous night for Ruben Amorim.
The Premier League side suffered a shock exit at Blundell Park having been forced to battle back from 2-0 down to even force their hosts to penalties. After progressing through the entire XIs of both sides, Bryan Mbeumo struck the crossbar with his second spot-kick, sending the Grimsby fans into ecstasy as they invaded the pitch with their side through to the third round - and leaving more tough questions for Amorim with Manchester United yet to win this season.
They join the Premier League’s European representatives, who entered the Carabao Cup at the third-round stage, with the draw made for the competition. Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and last season’s winners Newcastle are among who found out their first opponents of the campaign, with Southampton set for a tough trip to the Premier League champions and Port Vale hosting Mikel Arteta’s men. A London derby between Crystal Palace and Millwall could be a tasty tie.
Follow all of the latest ahead of the Carabao Cup third-round draw with our live blog below:
Carabao Cup third-round draw LIVE
- The draw for the Carabao Cup third round sees the Premier League's European representatives enter
- Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and holders Newcastle among those to find out first opponents
- Manchester United stunned by Grimsby after dramatic shootout
- Defeat at Blundell Park piles more pressure on Ruben Amorim
Grimsby handed Sheffield Wednesday trip after Man United upset as Carabao Cup third round fixtures revealed
23:44 , Harry Latham-CoyleGrimsby Town's reward for toppling Manchester United in the Carabao Cup is a third-round trip to crisis club Sheffield Wednesday.
The League Two Mariners pulled off one of the biggest shocks in the competition's history by beating the Premier League giants following a mammoth penalty shootout and will now travel to Hillsborough with a realistic shot of making the fourth round.
Liverpool will host Southampton and there is also a home tie for defending champions Newcastle as they welcome League One Bradford.
Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City will all also face third-tier opposition.
Arsenal face Port Vale as Liverpool take on Southampton in Carabao Cup third round
Manchester United hit new low against Grimsby to raise unthinkable Ruben Amorim question
23:35 , Harry Latham-CoylePete Hall has the full report on Manchester United’s exit from the Carabao Cup:
Man United hit new low against Grimsby to raise unthinkable Ruben Amorim question
An emotional Ruben Amorim speaks to Sky Sports after Manchester United's shock cup exit
23:04 , Harry Latham-Coyle“In the end, it doesn’t matter if you recover or not. I know that the best team won. The only team that was on the pitch. The best players lost. Any team can win against group of players. I think that the team and the players spoke really loud today. That’s it. We lost, the best team won.
“I think it is really clear what [the players] spoke. Let’s move on from this day. I think it was really clear today what happened.
“It’s not just the space, but the way we started the game without any intensity. All of the ideas about the pressure, we were completely lost. It is hard to explain. I think that is a problem - when you lose but see something new, it is different. When you see something like today, it’s hard to talk about that. I just want to say I am really sorry for the fans. Today, I have nothing to say. I am sorry.
“I think the players gave the response on the pitch today. I don’t need to talk about that. We have a game on the weekend and then we have two weeks, and we will sort things out.
“When you play against a fourth division team, it is not the goalkeeper. It is everything. It is. the environment, it is the way you face the competition. Everyone is going to pay attention to everything., every detail. We showed that performance today, so my players spoke really loud.”
Carabao Cup third round draw
22:48 , Harry Latham-CoyleThose ties will be played across four match dates in the weeks commencing 15 and 22 September.
Carabao Cup third round draw
22:47 , Harry Latham-CoyleBurnley vs Cardiff
Wrexham vs Reading
Wigan vs Wycombe Wanderers
Barnsley vs Brighton
Fulham vs Cambridge
Carabao Cup third round draw
22:45 , Harry Latham-CoyleSheffield Wednesday vs Grimsby Town
Wolves vs Everton
Crystal Palace vs Millwall
A tasty London derby, there.
Carabao Cup third round draw
22:44 , Harry Latham-CoyleBrentford vs Aston Villa
Huddersfield Town vs Manchester City
Liverpool vs Southampton
Newcastle vs Bradford City
Carabao Cup third round draw
22:42 , Harry Latham-CoyleSwansea City vs Nottingham Forest
Lincoln City vs Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur vs Doncaster Rovers
Carabao Cup third round draw
22:41 , Harry Latham-CoylePort Vale vs Arsenal
Carabao Cup third round draw
22:41 , Harry Latham-CoyleJobi McAnuff and Phil Jones are ready to draw.
Third round draw beckons
22:36 , Harry Latham-CoyleOne hopes that a few of the Grimsby fans still on the Blundell Park pitch have the presence of mind to get their phones out - the third round draw is imminent. Here’s a reminder of everything you need to know:
When is the Carabao Cup draw? Start time, ball numbers and TV
Grimsby goalkeeper Christy Pym reacts to his side's stunning win
22:32 , Harry Latham-Coyle“It’s not sunk in yet,” Pym tells Sky Sports. “I’m a Manchester United fan, so I’m half fuming a bit! Nights like this are what you play football for. It’s beautiful.
“I should have done a little bit better. I spent a good hour yesterday going through penalties, just in case. One save kept us in it, and the boys did brilliant.”
Grimsby stun Manchester United in dramatic shootout
22:22 , Harry Latham-CoyleA reminder that the third-round draw is still to come - Grimsby Town, League Two’s Grimsby Town, will be ball No 31.
Where does this leave Ruben Amorim and Manchester United? Their misery deepens.
GRIMSBY TOWN HAVE BEATEN MANCHESTER UNITED! 🫨
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Grimsby stun Manchester United in dramatic shootout
22:18 , Harry Latham-CoyleOn to the Blundell Park pitch the fans pour, a sea of bodies in the grips of ecstasy. What drama at the end, that shootout 18 minutes in all, but how the Grimsby players deserved that. They were outstanding tonight, outplaying their illustrious opponents for long periods - into the third-round hat they go on a famous night by the Lincolnshire seaside.
GRIMSBY STUN MANCHESTER UNITED AFTER DRAMATIC PENALTY SHOOTOUT
22:16 , Harry Latham-CoyleBryan Mbeumo...OFF THE CROSSBAR! Grimsby have beaten Manchester United!
Grimsby 12-11 Manchester United*
22:15 , Harry Latham-CoyleDarragh Burns bursts one through the fingertips of Andre Onana. Dicing with danger but just about good enough.
The Grimsby players are energised.
Grimsby* 11-11 Manchester United
22:14 , Harry Latham-CoyleAt least two more penalties. Bruno Fernandes converts.
Grimsby 11-10 Manchester United*
22:13 , Harry Latham-CoyleJaze Kabia scores. Again. How much deeper does this go?
Grimsby* 10-10 Manchester United
22:12 , Harry Latham-CoyleRock solid! Around we go again - can we send them both through?
Grimsby 10-9 Manchester United*
22:12 , Harry Latham-CoyleChristy Pym scores with absolute ease.
Andre Onana - how are your nerves?
Grimsby* 9-9 Manchester United
22:12 , Harry Latham-CoyleTyrell Warren, once a Manchester United youth player, puts his former club a penalty away from the exit.
Benjamin Sesko - late in the order...also scores. Over to the men with the gloves, perhaps to settle a crazy cup tie.
Grimsby* 8-8 Manchester United
22:10 , Harry Latham-CoyleAn eighth out of nine takers succeeds for Grimsby, Evan Khouri’s firmly-struck penalty beating Andre Onana despite a touch from the Manchester United goalkeeper.
Matthijs de Ligt squares things up again. When do the goalkeepers get involved? Not just yet.
Grimsby* 7-7 Manchester United
22:09 , Harry Latham-CoyleInto the roof of the net. Good penalty, that. Some of the Blundell Park crowd are peering through fingers at this stage.
Grimsby 7-6 Manchester United*
22:09 , Harry Latham-CoyleGrimsby don’t look like missing, either. Jayden Sweeney hands over to Harry Maguire, Manchester United’s saviour in regulation time...
Grimsby* 6-6 Manchester United
22:08 , Harry Latham-CoyleNo fuss, no frills - in Kobbie Mainoo blasts his spot-kick.
Grimsby 6-5 Manchester United*
22:07 , Harry Latham-CoyleGeza David Turi keeps the Grimsby streak going.
Now, Kobbie Mainoo, heavily linked with a move away from Manchester United...
Grimsby* 5-5 Manchester United
22:06 , Harry Latham-CoyleNot that you’d know it - dispatched with a first-class stamp by the Dutchman. Onwards we go.
Grimsby 5-4 Manchester United*
22:05 , Harry Latham-CoyleCameron McJannet with a corking penalty.
The pressure falls on Joshua Zirkzee.
Grimsby* 4-4 Manchester United
22:05 , Harry Latham-CoyleSAVED! Christy Pym down quickly to deny Matheus Cunha, whose penalty was rather tame.
It’s sudden death.
Grimsby 4-4 Manchester United*
22:04 , Harry Latham-CoyleThe youngster succeeds! Andre Onana again got a piece of it but he couldn’t keep it out.
Matheus Cunha has the chance to win it for Manchester United, sharing a quick embrace with Andre Onana en route to the penalty spot.
Grimsby* 3-4 Manchester United
22:03 , Harry Latham-CoyleReece Staunton’s penalty is a good’un. Manchester United will have to miss at some point, though...and Diogo Dalot doesn’t.
Henry Brown, just 18, has to score.
Grimsby* 2-3 Manchester United
22:02 , Harry Latham-CoyleJust past a sprawling Christy Pym! A good penalty from Mason Mount away to the goalkeeper’s left.
Grimsby 2-2 Manchester United*
22:01 , Harry Latham-CoyleDenied! An excellent save from Andre Onana sends the penalty spiralling into the crossbar and out.
Advantage, Manchester United. Over to Mason Mount.
Grimsby* 2-2 Manchester United
22:01 , Harry Latham-CoyleCool as you like from the first Manchester United goalscorer of the new season. Bruno Fernandes pumps his fist as Bryan Mbeumo makes his way back to halfway.
Clarke Oduor is stepping up for Grimsby, little more than 24 hours after completing a loan move from Bradford.
Grimsby 2-1 Manchester United*
21:59 , Harry Latham-CoyleDarragh Burns...sends Andre Onana the wrong way.
Bryan Mbeumo will try to answer.
Grimsby* 1-1 Manchester United
21:59 , Harry Latham-CoyleMuch more like it from the Manchester United captain after his miss against Fulham. Stroked smoothly into the bottom corner.
Grimsby 1-0 Manchester United*
21:58 , Harry Latham-CoyleVia a healthy thud of Andre Onana’s raised left palm, in it goes.
Far from perfect from Jaze Kabia, but Grimsby nudge ahead. Bruno Fernandes will take Manchester United’s first.
Penalty shootout
21:57 , Harry Latham-CoyleThe penalties will be taken in front of a thicket of Grimsby fans. Home striker Jaze Kabia strides up with purpose.
To penalties
21:55 , Harry Latham-CoyleWow. How Grimsby might rue the disallowed goal at 2-0, Cameron Gardner perhaps incorrectly flagged for offside after Harry Maguire’s intervention - in the end, it’s the centre-half’s involvement at the other end that has proved key.
Remember, we’re straight to penalties - no extra time. Everton have beaten Mansfield, meanwhile - they join Fulham and Brighton in progressing to the third round tonight.
FULL TIME: Grimsby 2-2 Manchester United
21:53 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Grimsby 2-2 Manchester United, 90 + 5 minutes
21:53 , Harry Latham-CoyleBlasted over the bar from a matter of metres! Benjamin Sesko and Matthijs de Ligt caused chaos in the six-yard box but both jab at a bouncing ball and almost combine to thrust it clear of the goal. It might have been Sesko’s touch.
Grimsby 2-2 Manchester United, 90 + 3 minutes
21:51 , Harry Latham-CoyleManchester United pile on the pressure, searching for a final chance. Grimsby hold on - for now...
Grimsby 2-2 Manchester United, 90 minutes
21:49 , Harry Latham-CoyleInto five additional minutes.
GOAL! Grimsby 2-2 MANCHESTER UNITED (Harry Maguire, 89 minutes)
21:47 , Harry Latham-CoyleFrom the depths of despair, Manchester United are level! How often does Harry Maguire manage to do this? A back-post header from the towering centre-back squares affairs at Blundell Park.
Heartbreak for Grimsby - but the game isn’t over yet.
Grimsby 2-1 Manchester United, 88 minutes
21:45 , Harry Latham-CoyleThe next corner sees both sides engage in a spot of wrestling. Cameron McJannet is booked for his hauling of Matthijs de LIgt.
Grimsby 2-1 Manchester United, 86 minutes
21:44 , Harry Latham-CoyleWhat bravery from Christy Pym! A corner is not fully cleared and a goalmouth scramble ensues, with the goalkeeper struck square in the kisser by Harry Maguire’s volley - yet back to his feet moments later to smother a developing fire of danger.
Grimsby 2-1 Manchester United, 84 minutes
21:42 , Harry Latham-CoyleNearly the most unfortunate of moments for Cameron McJannet, the stall of the ball on the soggy surface catching him out as the defender nutmegs himself - but a slow Benjamin Sesko is unable to capitalise and lets the Grimsby centre-half get a foot back in.
Grimsby 2-1 Manchester United, 82 minutes
21:39 , Harry Latham-CoyleBrighton, impressive 6-0 winners at Oxford, and Fulham are through to the third round, with Everton currently poised to join them - though Mansfield will hope to cause late drama at only 1-0 down. Will Manchester United or Grimsby be ball No 31 later? Joshua Zirkzee is sent on in search of an equaliser
When is the Carabao Cup draw? Start time, ball numbers and TV
Grimsby 2-1 Manchester United, 78 minutes
21:35 , Harry Latham-CoyleGrimsby have had their chances to extend their lead, but it is now a narrow one. David Artell issues some forceful instructions to his side; Ruben Amorim also takes a moment to deliver some messages to his team.
GOAL! Grimsby 2-1 MANCHESTER UNITED (Bryan Mbeumo, 75 minutes)
21:33 , Harry Latham-CoyleLife for Manchester United! Bryan Mbeumo drives at the Grimsby defence, angling inwards slightly on his left foot, and then produces a delicious curling effort that bends by Christy Pym and into the corner.
Grimsby 2-0 Manchester United, 74 minutes
21:32 , Harry Latham-CoyleA double change from Grimsby with Cameron Gardner and George McEachran taken off. Enter Jaze Kabia, an eye-catching summer signing from Truro City, and Clarke Oduor - who arrived on loan from Bradford yesterday. Quite the occasion in which to make one’s debut for a new club.
Offside! Grimsby 2-0 Manchester United, 72 minutes
21:29 , Harry Latham-CoyleGrimsby think they have a third - but the flag is up! Cameron Gardner finishes with aplomb thanks to a friendly kiss off the inside of the post, but the young Scot is deemed offside despite Harry Maguire’s touch on the pass forward. That looked a deliberate action from Maguire, and the pass was not aimed for Gardner - should it have stood?
Grimsby 2-0 Manchester United, 68 minutes
21:26 , Harry Latham-CoyleMatthijs de Ligt blazes over the crossbar from 20 yards. A clean strike, but always rising.
The rain has relented, it seems.
Grimsby 2-0 Manchester United, 65 minutes
21:23 , Harry Latham-CoyleMason Mount has been sent into the storm. Ayden Heaven is replaced. Diogo Dalot looks to have gone into the back three with Mount taking up a left-wing-back position - though like much of the Blundell Park surface, you’d imagine it’ll be fluid.
Grimsby 2-0 Manchester United, 63 minutes
21:20 , Harry Latham-CoyleGrimsby are defending so well. Jayden Sweeney makes an excellent block and George McEachran is then in sharply to prevent a shooting opportunity on the edge of the box.
That’s a top stop, too - Christy Pym, low to his left in haste to keep out a Bruno Fernandes skudder.
Grimsby 2-0 Manchester United, 60 minutes
21:19 , Harry Latham-CoyleGrimsby manager David Artell is soaked through. This isn’t necessarily his first choice side, either - there’s plenty of attacking talent on the bench, including the experienced Danny Rose. The striker won’t be required, as things stand.
Grimsby 2-0 Manchester United, 57 minutes
21:15 , Harry Latham-CoyleA great chance for Ayden Heaven! The young defender, somehow, manages to craft a header over the crossbar having connected low after stumbling on to a crossed free kick about 10 yards from goal.
Great pools of water are forming pitchside. This is great fun to watch - though rather less so for those out there, I’d imagine...
Grimsby 2-0 Manchester United, 54 minutes
21:11 , Harry Latham-CoyleIt’s properly pelting it down now, great cascades of water tumbling down from portentous skies. The Grimsby fans don’t seem to care.
Grimsby 2-0 Manchester United, 50 minutes
21:08 , Harry Latham-CoyleIt should be three! Grimsby cut Manchester United to ribbons and Darragh Burns looks set to slot home, only for a diving Ayden Heaven to make a miraculous block with his chest with Andre Onana beaten. Manchester United cling on.
Grimsby 2-0 Manchester United, 46 minutes
21:04 , Harry Latham-CoyleA great thunderclap and flash of lightning overhead rather exemplify the storm brewing for Manchester United. Bryan Mbeumo has gone up alongside Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha, with Amad Diallo dropping deeper into a wing back role.
Carabao Cup third round draw
21:01 , Harry Latham-CoyleA reminder that tonight sees the introduction of the nine Premier League clubs in European competition to the Carabao Cup - will Manchester United be joining many of the sides they would claim to rival in the third-round draw?
Bruno Fernandes is coming on at half time, Matthijs de Ligt and Bryan Mbeumo, too. Ruben Amorim knows he needs a spark.
Elsewhere...
20:51 , Harry Latham-CoyleCrikey. A major shock brewing at Blundell Park - and Mansfield remain very much in the mix at Everton’s new Hill-Dickinson Stadium, where kick off was delayed slightly. 0-0 at half time there.
The games between Fulham and Bristol City and Oxford and Brighton are back underway after the half-time interval, with the two Premier League sides sitting pretty at 2-0 up.
HALF TIME: Grimsby 2-0 Manchester United
20:48 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Grimsby strike twice to lead Premier League giants
20:40 , Harry Latham-CoyleIt could be quite the night for the capacity crowd in Grimsby - Tyrell Warren has doubled the home side’s lead after an error from Andre Onana, with Manchester United so far all at sea when dealing with crosses into the box.
Five minutes until half time...
GRIMSBY HAVE ANOTHER! ⚽️⚽️
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Manchester United fall 2-0 behind against Grimsby
20:36 , Harry Latham-CoyleBefore then, though, there is a major story brewing at Blundell Park - Grimsby are 2-0 up against Manchester United!
Carabao Cup third-round draw!
20:34 , Will CastleGood evening and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the Carabao Cup third-round draw.
The nine Premier League teams involved in European football join the action at this stage, with Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and last season’s winners Newcastle among those finding out their opponents in the next hour or so.
The Carabao Cup will no longer be split between southern and northern regions from the third round onwards.
Stay tuned to discover who will face who in the third round!
