Manchester United were knocked out of the EFL Cup by League Two side Grimsby Town after a 2-2 draw and a 12-11 defeat in a penalty shootout. Grimsby led 2-0 through Charles Vernam’s 22nd-minute strike and Tyrell Warren’s follow-up after a goalkeeping error. United pressed and reduced the deficit when Bryan Mbeumo scored a curling effort, and Harry Maguire equalised in the 89th minute from a Mason Mount corner. The tie required penalties and Grimsby prevailed after an extended 26-goal shootout, during which Onana and Christy Pym made key saves and Mbeumo hit the bar.
Manchester United crashed out of the EFL Cup after losing 12-11 on penalties to League Two side Grimsby Town in the second round of the EFL Cup after clawing back to draw 2-2. Two first-half goals from Grimsby stunned the visitors, with Charles Vernam breaking the deadlock with a well-struck effort 22 minutes in, beating Andre Onana at his near post, before another goalkeeping blunder from a corner allowed Tyrell Warren to pounce on a loose ball eight minutes later.
Grimsby, who remain unbeaten in their opening five games in England's fourth tier, were defensively resilient thereafter, as Ruben Amorim's side sought to reduce the arrears. United laid siege to Grimsby's goal, and their offensive onslaught finally came to fruition when Bryan Mbeumo slotted a curling effort into the bottom corner, netting his first goal for the club, to set up a nervy ending for the hosts.
When it seemed as though the writing was on the wall for United, Harry Maguire produced the equaliser in the 89th minute, heading home from a Mason Mount corner. Forcing the tie to penalties, it was Grimsby that held their nerve in an excruciating 26-goal penalty shootout. Onana had saved Clarke Odour's effort, and Christy Pym replicated that on Matheus Cunha's effort to force sudden death. Neither side blinked until Mbeumo stepped up for his second spot-kick, smashing that one against the crossbar.
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