
Grimsby vs Manchester United LIVE!
Manchester United were dumped out of the Carabao Cup by a superb Grimsby Town, who survived a late comeback from the Premier League side to emerge victorious on penalties on a famous night at Blundell Park. David Artell’s League Two club dominated proceedings in the first 45 minutes as Charles Vernam opened the scoring, before Tyrell Warren, a former United academy prospect, doubled the advantage as he capitalised on Andre Onana’s mistake.
Ruben Amorim turned to his superstars on the bench, and Bryan Mbeumo halved the deficit with 15 minutes to play before Harry Maguire stooped low to nod in a late equaliser and force a penalty shootout in dramatic fashion. Neither side could miss until Clarke Oduor was denied by Onana, but he was reprieved by Christy Pym, who kept out Matheus Cunha.
The penalties kept flowing as players began having to step up again, and the responsibility landed on Mbeumo’s shoulders to keep United in it. He hit the crossbar, to seal a famous victory for the Lincolnshire outfit, who progress into the third round at United’s expense.
Grimsby vs Man Utd latest news
- Mbeumo misses in shootout as Grimsby seal famous victory
- GOAL! Maguire nets dramatic equaliser
- SAVE! Pym denies Sesko with smart stop
- GOAL! Mbeumo halves deficit
- CHANCE! Burns spurns opportunity for third
- GOAL! Warren doubles hosts' lead
- GOAL! Vernam puts Grimsby ahead
That's all, folks
22:36 , Oli GentWell, how’s that for entertainment.
A shock 2-0 lead, a late comeback, a stunning shootout, a pitch invasion, a giant killing, and a famous victory. What more could you want.
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Grimsby 12-11 Man Utd
22:16 , Oli GentMissed! Bryan Mbeumo is back as the Grimsby faithful turn up the noise. Here comes the summer signing... but he’s missed it! He hits the bar, and they’re out!
Grimsby 12-11 Man Utd
22:15 , Oli GentGoal! Burns is up for the hosts. Here he comes... and he nets, via a hand from Onana once more!
Grimsby 11-11 Man Utd
22:15 , Oli GentGoal! Fernandes once more. Amorim can’t watch. Nerves of steel from the skipper, who rolls it in with no issues.
Grimsby 11-10 Man Utd
22:14 , Oli GentGoal! We go around again. Kabia is up once more. He scored the first of the shootout... and he buries his second.
Grimsby 10-10 Man Utd
22:13 , Oli GentGoal! Time for Onana... and he scores!
Grimsby 10-9 Man Utd
22:13 , Oli GentGoal! Now the goalkeepers! Pym against Onana, and he coolly slots home!
Grimsby 9-9 Man Utd
22:12 , Oli GentGoal! Benjamin Sesko finally steps up, and he rolls it down the middle!
Grimsby 9-8 Man Utd
22:11 , Oli GentGoal! Here comes Grimsby’s second goalscorer Tyrell Warren. Can he do it again? Yes he can!
Grimsby 8-8 Man Utd
22:11 , Oli GentGoal! Matthijs de Ligt steps up to the spot for United, and he converts with no problem.
Grimsby 8-7 Man Utd
22:10 , Oli GentGoal! Khouri up next for the Mariners. Here he comes, left footed... and it creeps in after Onana gets a hand to it!
Grimsby 7-7 Man Utd
22:09 , Oli GentGoal! Harry Maguire saved United in the dying embers of regulation time. Now he has to score in the shootout. Here he comes... and he thumps it in.
Grimsby 7-6 Man Utd
22:09 , Oli GentGoal! Sweeney for Grimsby. Up he steps, and he makes no mistake!
Grimsby 6-6 Man Utd
22:08 , Oli GentGoal! Kobbie Mainoo now. He’s been in the headlines all week. How’s his nerve? Inch perfect. He rattles it into the top corner.
Grimsby 6-5 Man Utd
22:07 , Oli GentGoal! Turi takes the ball to face Onana. Up he steps... and he tucks it into the corner, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way.
Grimsby 5-5 Man Utd
22:06 , Oli GentGoal! Zirkzee. It’s on his shoulders. He has to score, and he fires it into the side netting!
Grimsby 5-4 Man Utd
22:06 , Oli GentGoal! We go to sudden death. McJannet now. Screws it into the corner, and now it’s match point Grimsby!
Grimsby 4-4 Man Utd
22:05 , Oli GentSaved! Matheus Cunha can win it for United. He takes the ball off Onana, and has the chance to complete the turnaround... but he doesn’t! It’s stopped by Pym!
Grimsby 4-4 Man Utd
22:04 , Oli GentGoal! Henry Brown has to score to keep Grimsby in it. 18 years old... and he drills it into the corner, via a touch from Onana!
Grimsby 3-4 Man Utd
22:03 , Oli GentGoal! Dalot now. Steps up... and he tucks it away with aplomb.
Grimsby 3-3 Man Utd
22:03 , Oli GentGoal! Reece Staunton steps up next for Grimsby... and it’s brilliantly taken!
Grimsby 2-3 Man Utd
22:02 , Oli GentGoal! Mason Mount steps up for United, and he nets into the corner to give the visitors the lead.
Grimsby 2-2 Man Utd
22:01 , Oli GentSaved! Oduor on his debut. Big moment for him... and Onana denies him! A touch from the United keeper onto the crossbar is enough!
Grimsby 2-2 Man Utd
22:01 , Oli GentGoal! Bryan Mbeumo for United... strokes it home.
Grimsby 2-1 Man Utd
22:00 , Oli GentGoal! Burns cooly dispatches Grimsby’s second!
Grimsby 1-1 Man Utd
21:59 , Oli GentGoal! Bruno Fernandes up for United. He missed at the weekend... but he makes no mistake this time.
Grimsby 1-0 Man Utd
21:58 , Oli GentGoal! Kabia just about scores, as Onana gets a glove to it but can’t keep it out!
Here we go...
21:58 , Oli GentGrimsby are up first. Kabia steps up to the plate.
FT: Grimsby 2-2 Man Utd
21:53 , Oli GentWe’re going to penalties. What. A. Game.
Grimsby 2-2 Man Utd
21:53 , Oli Gent90+5 mins: How has he missed! United foray forwards once more, as it falls for de Ligt, who can only prod over the top from three yards out!
Grimsby 2-2 Man Utd
21:50 , Oli Gent90+2 mins: Another corner for the visitors as they chase a last-gasp winner. Fernandes aims for Maguire, it goes over his and de Ligt’s heads, and Mainoo can’t control it at the far post.
Grimsby 2-2 Man Utd
21:49 , Oli Gent90 mins: Five added minutes.
Grimsby 2-2 Man Utd
21:47 , Oli Gent89 mins: Goal! They’ve done it, and third time is the charm as Maguire stoops low and nods into the corner!
Grimsby 2-1 Man Utd
21:46 , Oli Gent88 mins: Cunha wins the corner off Sweeney as the clock ticks down. Mount swings one in, but the referee stops it for pushing and shoving in the box. A second try, then, but again it’s brought back with yellow cards brandished.
Grimsby 2-1 Man Utd
21:44 , Oli Gent87 mins: Khouri is fouled by Zirkzee, who is shown the yellow card for a push on the midfielder.
Grimsby 2-1 Man Utd
21:44 , Oli Gent87 mins: How did that not go in? A melee ensues as Grimsby can’t clear, and United try and scramble it in with Zirkzee and Maguire, and Pym makes a stunning stop on the line!
Grimsby 2-1 Man Utd
21:43 , Oli Gent86 mins: Mbeumo gets to the byline and stands an enticing ball up to the far post. De Ligt meets it, and Burns does really well to get a slight touch to the Dutchman’s header. Corner.
Grimsby 2-1 Man Utd
21:42 , Oli Gent85 mins: McJannett slips at a perilous time and Sesko tries to capitalise, but the Slovenian can’t get the ball under his spell as the Grimsby defender survives!
Grimsby 2-1 Man Utd
21:41 , Oli Gent84 mins: Backs to the walls stuff for Grimsby now with some tired legs out there. Bodies are being thrown in front of everything that United put to them.
Grimsby 2-1 Man Utd
21:40 , Oli Gent82 mins: Joshua Zirkzee comes on for Amad Diallo. That means that Mbeumo is now at wing-back, with Zirkzee tucked behind Sesko.
Grimsby 2-1 Man Utd
21:38 , Oli Gent81 mins: United have had 20 shots in this game, with most of those coming in this half. It’s been better, but they have had to throw on their superstars. Can they salvage this?
Grimsby 2-1 Man Utd
21:37 , Oli Gent78 mins: There’s an issue for Rodgers over on the far side and he’s replaced by Reece Staunton for the final minutes. Ruben Amorim is taking the chance to get some instructions across to his players. What can they muster?
Grimsby 2-1 Man Utd
21:33 , Oli Gent75 mins: Goal! There’s one back, and Bryan Mbeumo gets his first for the club. He’s up and running in red, as Mainoo sends him away. He drives at Sweeney and passes into the corner. 2-1!
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:31 , Oli Gent73 mins: Two more changes for Grimsby as Gardner and McEachran are both replaced. Kabia and Oduor are on in their places.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:30 , Oli Gent71 mins: No goal! The offside flag is up as Gardner puts it into the net! The home fans and players are furious as Maguire plays it into his path, but Gardner is adjudged to have already been in an offside position. He slots it away neatly, but it won’t count!
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:26 , Oli Gent68 mins: It’s very much a case of Sheffield United under Chris Wilder as United employ the overlapping centre-backs.
This time, de Ligt underlaps Mbeumo and breaks into the box, but he shanks his effort high and wide.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:23 , Oli Gent66 mins: Does that mean a change of system for United with only two recognised central defenders? No!
It looks as though Dalot is now in the back three, with Mount at... left wing-back? If you say so, Ruben...
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:22 , Oli Gent65 mins: Subs for both sides.
Vernam and Green are off for Grimsby, replaced by Henry Brown and Geza Turi.
For United, Mason Mount replaces Ayden Heaven.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:21 , Oli Gent64 mins: Good save! Fernandes hits one from outside the area and it skids off the wet surface. Pym gets down well to keep it out!
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:21 , Oli Gent63 mins: Grimsby are dropping deeper and deeper now as their fans continue to roar them on. United are in full control of the ball now. Can the Mariners hold out?
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:18 , Oli Gent60 mins: United are showing a bit more attacking intent now as we tick past the hour, but the ball is just holding up a tad on the surface thanks to the rain water that has settled.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:15 , Oli Gent57 mins: Close! Mbeumo whips in the United free kick and Heaven makes contact, but he can only steer the header up and over the top.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:13 , Oli Gent55 mins: It is absolutely bucketing it down in Lincolnshire. A taste of pathetic fallacy for United in their current predicament.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:12 , Oli Gent54 mins: That is superb from Gardner as he spins in behind and looks to hold it up against Maguire. He takes it to the byline, and wins a corner. Great centre-forward play.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:09 , Oli Gent51 mins: Close! Cunha and Diallo link up to drill one low in towards Sesko sliding in the middle, but Pym gets down well to smother! Diallo then curls the follow-up wide.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:08 , Oli Gent50 mins: What a chance! Green steals away down the left fed by Khouri. He squares it for Burns, who must score, and he scuffs his strike as Heaven blocks at the last! Corner.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
21:04 , Oli Gent47 mins: De Ligt shifts to the right of the three, Mbeumo moves into the No10 position, with Diallo at right wing-back and Dalot shifting to the left. Fernandes partners Mainoo in midfield.
Kick off
21:02 , Oli Gent46 mins: We’re back underway.
De Ligt, Mbeumo, and Fernandes are on for United in place of Ugarte, Fredericson, and Dorgu.
HT: Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
20:48 , Oli GentThere’s the interval. Blimey. What a first 45 from Grimsby. What a shambles that was from United.
What will the second half have in store?
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
20:46 , Oli Gent45 mins: Two added minutes.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
20:42 , Oli Gent42 mins: Great save! Sesko goes close as he latches onto Dalot’s cross, getting his header low and on target, but Pym gets down smartly to keep him out.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
20:41 , Oli Gent41 mins: Mainoo looks for a delicate inswinger and Diallo makes contact with an improvised spectacular which Pym stops, and the flag is up against the Ivorian regardless.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
20:41 , Oli Gent40 mins: Free kick, United. Dalot is clipped by Vernam, and the visitors have a chance from the set play here. Cunha is standing over this one. It’s aimed in towards Heaven, but it’s cleared authoritatively by Warren.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
20:39 , Oli Gent39 mins: Dorgu looks to redeem himself with another cross, which he fizzes in at a fair rate of knots. It’s cleared well by Warren, and then as he goes for the seconds, Dorgu is clattered by Rodgers in the left channel.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
20:37 , Oli Gent37 mins: Fredericson has picked up a booking for a foul on Khouri. The youngster believes he won the bouncing ball duel, but has probably talked himself into the book.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
20:36 , Oli Gent36 mins: That sums up United’s night. Dorgu looks to go for the early cross into Sesko, but he shanks the delivery into the stands.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
20:34 , Oli Gent34 mins: Chance for Vernam to whip another in as Ugarte concedes the free kick wide right. It’s a commanding clearing header from Heaven, however, and the hosts come again.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
20:33 , Oli Gent32 mins: Better from United as Maguire steps in and feeds Sesko. His touch takes him a bit wider than he’d like, so his strike is easy for Pym to get down to and hold.
Grimsby 2-0 Man Utd
20:30 , Oli Gent30 mins: Goal! And it’s two! Onana drops the Vernam delivery, and it falls perfectly for Tyrell Warren, who steers into the unguarded net!
Grimsby 1-0 Man Utd
20:30 , Oli Gent29 mins: Corner, Grimsby. The hosts really have their tails up and have another set piece to test Onana once more. Vernam, the goalscrorer, is over it...
Grimsby 1-0 Man Utd
20:29 , Oli Gent28 mins: Grimsby aren’t letting up here and are smelling blood. McEachran teases one in and Gardner is in there as Heaven’s clearing header is poor. It lands in the back of the net as the home support goes crazy, but the referee says no goal with it adjudged to have come off Gardner’s hand!
Grimsby 1-0 Man Utd
20:25 , Oli Gent25 mins: A first shot on target for United as Cunha feeds Diallo who cuts inside and shoots, but his effort is tame as Pym claims.
Grimsby 1-0 Man Utd
20:23 , Oli Gent22 mins: Goal! Grimsby take the lead, and it’s Charles Vernam with the goal! Ugarte is shrugged off it all too easily, and Gardner feeds Burns down the right. His cross is pinpoint, and Vernam ghosts in at the far post and tucks it away through Onana!
Grimsby 0-0 Man Utd
20:20 , Oli Gent19 mins: Gardner does really well to hold off Maguire and set Grimsby away down the left. Vernam looks to run at the United captain, who stands strong and takes it off him.
Grimsby 0-0 Man Utd
20:17 , Oli Gent17 mins: No real chances for either side to report yet. United have looked a little sloppy in possession, and Amad Diallo tries to bamboozle Sweeney, but ends up bamboozling himself on the right flank. Not quite clicking yet for the Premier League side.
Grimsby 0-0 Man Utd
20:16 , Oli Gent15 mins: Corner, Grimsby. The hosts have made a fast start here and have a chance with the set play. It’s whipped in by Vernam, and it almost catches out Onana, who has to tip it over!
Grimsby 0-0 Man Utd
20:13 , Oli Gent13 mins: A first sighting of goal for Grimsby as Sweeney sends one in for Gardner, who meets it and flicks it goalwards, but Onana catches.
Grimsby 0-0 Man Utd
20:11 , Oli Gent11 mins: McJannett has left one in on Amad there. Grimsby are letting United know that they’re there early doors!
Grimsby 0-0 Man Utd
20:10 , Oli Gent10 mins: A chorus of jeers from the home support as Andre Onana looks to clip one out to Dorgu tight to the left touchline, but he puts it straight out of play.
Grimsby 0-0 Man Utd
20:08 , Oli Gent8 mins: A first hit from Sesko as he looks up and has a pop from range, but Warren blocks. It comes out for Cunha who also strikes, but this time it’s McJannett who gets his body in the way!
Grimsby 0-0 Man Utd
20:06 , Oli Gent6 mins: A loose pass from Diallo is seized upon and Gardner can latch onto it in the left channel. He looks for a team-mate in the middle, but his cross is nodded clear by Maguire.
Grimsby 0-0 Man Utd
20:04 , Oli Gent4 mins: Cunha delivers in towards Maguire, and there is a bit of pushing as the United players look to converge on the ball. It won’t break for Sesko, and the referee awards the free kick to the League Two side.
Grimsby 0-0 Man Utd
20:03 , Oli Gent3 mins: Free kick, United. Referee Tony Harrington blows up as Vernam clips Diallo about 25 yards out, with the Ivorian cutting inside onto his left foot.
Kick off
20:01 , Oli Gent1 min: We are underway!
Harry Maguire takes the armband
19:56 , Oli GentThe centre-back leads United, and here come the teams!
The players are out.
Sesko starts, but where is Hojlund?
19:45 , Oli GentBenjamin Sesko has a real chance to get off the mark in his new colours this evening, but Rasmus Hojlund is omitted from the matchday squad once more.
United have made it clear that they want rid of the Dane this summer, and Amorim is also making his thoughts on the striker evident, leaving him out of a third squad in a row.
Ones to watch
19:30 , Oli GentAs for Grimsby, here are the players to keep an eye out for...
The first would be a name that Chelsea fans might recognise. George McEachran, a product of the Cobham academy, is in defensive midfield for the Mariners, and when they get a rare bout of possession, he will look to dictate things from deep.
Further forward, No8 Evan Khouri is full of energy and is your typical box-to-box battler, and he will ensure that neither Mainoo or Ugarte get a minute’s peace in the middle of the park.
On the bench, the experienced fox in the box Danny Rose is ready to spring a surprise on United, while another Chelsea youth product Jude Soonsup-Bell is also amongst the substitutes for David Artell.
Man Utd team analysis
19:20 , Oli GentLet’s analyse this selection then, shall we?
Amorim has gone strong. Stronger than perhaps he would have liked, but that is the situation that he and his side are in right now.
It was always going to be Andre Onana in net, giving the Cameroonian a chance to regain some match sharpness after his injury lay-off and also really stake his claim to be No1 after Altay Bayindir started both Premier League games.
It’s all change in the back three as youngsters Tyler Fredericson and Ayden Heaven are given a chance to impress alongside the experienced Harry Maguire, who is in a tussle with Matthijs de Ligt over that central centre-back spot.
In the engine room, it’s Manuel Ugarte and Kobbie Mainoo as expected. There has been plenty reported in recent days about Mainoo’s future at Old Trafford, and he will get a chance to prove his worth to Amorim here alongside Ugarte, who seems to have fallen down the pecking order himself.
On the flanks, Diogo Dalot gets the nod with Amad Diallo further forward, and Patrick Dorgu’s inclusion highlights United’s lack of real options at left wing-back with Luke Shaw’s absence from the squad and recent arrival Diego Leon only making the bench.
Matheus Cunha has the opportunity to continue his impressive start to his United career as he plays in one of those two No10 positions, partnered by Diallo, and tonight is a huge chance for the most recent recruit Benjamin Sesko to score his first goal in a United shirt.
Man Utd lineup
19:10 , Oli GentConfirmed Man Utd XI: Onana; Fredericson, Maguire, Heaven; Dalot, Mainoo, Ugarte, Dorgu; Cunha, Diallo, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Fernandes, Casemiro, Heaton, Leon, Mbeumo, Mount, Zirkzee, de Ligt.
Grimsby lineup
19:02 , Oli GentConfirmed Grimsby XI: Pym; Rodgers, Warren, McJannett, Sweeney; McEachran; Gardner, Green, Khouri, Burns; Vernam.
Subs: Auton, Brown, Kabia, Kwogu, Odour, Rose, Soonsup-Bell, Staunton, Turi.
Grimsby vs Man Utd head-to-head
18:45 , Oli GentThese two teams have not faced each other in 77 years.
Their previous meeting was a 1-1 draw in the old English Division One way back in 1948.
Grimsby wins: 15
Manchester United wins: 16
Draws: 6
Standard Sport prediction
18:30 , Oli GentThis Man Utd team is not made of strong stuff. Far from it. An early goal for the hosts could really panic their highly-paid counterparts.
It’s unlikely - just look at the match odds - but nothing is certain when it comes to his iteration of Man Utd.
However, despite all of Man Utd’s shortcomings over the past couple of years, a defeat to League Two opposition is surely still unfathomable. Whatever side Ruben Amorim picks will be stronger, on paper, than anything Grimsby have on offer.
Man Utd to win, 3-1.
Man Utd team news
18:15 , Oli GentRuben Amorim will surely make changes, but it is unlikely to be an entirely different line-up to the one that started the 1-1 draw at Fulham on Sunday.
Altay Bayindir is expected to leave the club before the transfer deadline, so he could come out in place of the returning Andre Onana, while Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire and Ayden Heaven could make up a new back line.
Speaking ahead of the cup tie, Amorim confirmed defender Noussair Mazraoui is unlikely to make a return to action before the international break.
He said: “No, maybe he is going to return next week, we will see.
“But he’s near, we are just finishing some drills with him to be sure that he’s not going to have another problem.”
There should be minutes of Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee or youngster Chido Obi, though new striker Benjamin Sesko is set to start a game for the first time since joining from RB Leipzig.
Captain Bruno Fernandes should be given a rare rest, but the likes of Mason Mount, Casemiro and even Leny Yoro could all keep their place.
Grimsby team news
18:00 , Oli GentFor the League Two outfit, they have had a few absentees in recent weeks.
Doug Tharme, Kieran Green and Jamie Walker all missed the draw at Accrington with respective niggles, while striker Danny Rose, returning from an injury himself, and Jude Soonsup-Bell, formerly of Chelsea, were thrown on with 10 minutes to go.
David Artell said that the pair were “probably not ready” to play a part, but were needed by the Mariners.
Let’s see who returns this evening.
How to watch
17:45 , Oli GentTV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live, for free, on ITV. Coverage starts at 7.30pm BST on ITV1 ahead of an 8pm kick-off.
The Carabao Cup second round tie is also being shown on Sky Sports. Coverage starts at 7pm BST on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.
Live stream: ITVX will offer a live stream service, which is free with a sign-up. Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app and website.
Hello and welcome!
17:28 , Oli Gent... to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Manchester United’s League Cup second round trip to Grimsby.
Ruben Amorim’s side are searching for a first win of the campaign, but the Mariners are out for what would be one of the biggest giant-killings in the modern era if they are to win at Blundell Park this evening.
Stay tuned for all the updates, with kick off at 8pm BST.