The Manchester United manager blasted his players after the EFL Cup Second Round exit to League Two Grimsby Town, insisting the side 'were not even here' during a dismal first-half display. United trailed 2-0 at half-time after being outfought, mounted a second-half comeback with goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire to force penalties, but lost 12-11 in the shootout. The defeat intensified concerns about team performance, prompted apologies to fans, and raised calls for changes ahead of upcoming matches and the international break.
The way we started the game, we were not even here. When everything is so important in our club, everything that happened, it's a problem in our club, we should do so much better. I just have to say sorry to our fans. I felt my players spoke really loud today what they want. I think it's easy for you [how to interpret it].
[It] doesn't matter [that we lost on penalties]. In the penalties, the feeling is the same. I think football was really fair today. The best team won. I'm the manager. It should be my job to understand what happened. Again, I'm really sorry for our fans. Let's focus on the next game. That is more than a result. That is the biggest problem in the team. I think it was really clear today.
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