Manchester United suffered one of the biggest shock losses in English Cup history as they fell into a 12-11 penalty shootout defeat against Grimsby Town on Wednesday night. Reuben Amorim’s nightmare tenure has deteriorated from a worsening state at Brandel Park as heavy rain, lightning and lightning matched the mood in the visitor’s camp.
Charles Burnham scored before Tyrell Warren doubled the Mariners’ lead in the first half, both profiting from Andre Onana’s poor goalkeeping. Brian Mbemo scored his first United goal from the bench before Harry Maguire led the Premier League club level in the 89th minute.
Onana continues to fail in the shootout, saving one of the 12 Grimsby penalties. Matheus Cunha missed the penalty to win 5-4 before Mbeumo hit the bar with a decisive spot kick.
A historic and potentially deadly night in Creethorpes. Express Sports runs through player reviews…
Man UTD Player Rating vs Grimsby
Andre Onana: 0
Christy Pym of Grimsby deserves a more unified departure verse than he does. He was beat four times, but only two were counted. Despite getting some penalties, he admitted 11 of his 12 penalties. You should never play for the club again.
Tyler Fredrickson: 2
He was completely out of his depth before he got hooked at halftime. It never looked comfortable and took up reservations for a good measure.
Harry Maguire: 6
As expected, he won a duel in the air, but in the first half he looked as nervous as young centre-back partners Tyler Fredorixon and Aiden Heaven. You can always rely on him for the clutch head goal.
Iden Heaven: 3
We’ve created nine clearances to make Grimsby hit United’s target. It lasted for an hour. I missed a good brain chance in the second half.
Diogo Dalot: 2
What does Amorim see in him? He is always responsible for half his own ball and rarely contributes to midline attacks.
Manuel Ugarte: 1
The idea that United are willing to offload Cobby Mineu, as Amorim rates Uruguayans more highly is, of course, a proponent of the illness. Of course, during the break.
Kobbie Mainoo: 6
Ironically, he’s one of the sharp performers of visitors despite not playing for a minute in two Premier League openers. He smoothed the ball, was always direct and supported Brian Mbemo’s goals.
Patrick Dorg: 2
Sometimes a vicious intersection. There was little threat to an attack that starved Benjamin Sesco. One of three halftime alternatives.
Amado: 1
After a difficult start to the season with right-wing back, he returned to his preferred offensive role, but had little control over the ball.
Matheus Cunha: 1
He missed a penalty to win the shootout.
Benjamin Sesco: 1
This is his first start since his £74 million transfer to United. Talk about rough welcome… not convinced is an understatement. I clearly didn’t fantasize about the penalty.
Alternatives
Matthijs de ligt: 4
At halftime. United were under Coche like in the first half, but he spent most of the second half in Grimsby’s box. I definitely missed the sitter in the 95th minute.
Bruno Fernandez: 6
After the break, I desperately injected United because I lacked quality. It’s skillfully connected to Mainoo. Amorim must realize that it is his best midfield partnership before it’s too late.
Bryan Mbeumo: 5
Since arriving from Brentford, it has brought visitors to life. But he also missed a decisive penalty.
Mason Mount: 6
The season continued to have a bright start by providing pinpoint corners to Maguire equalizers.
Joshua Zilkie: 6
The first few minutes of the season.
