Next deep strike for Manchester United: With luck, the millions team saves itself against the fourth division club Grimsby Town in the penalty shootout – and loses spectacular there.
The stumbling English football record champion Manchester United embarrassed himself in the League Cup with a fourth division club. The team of coach Ruben Amorim spectaciously lost 11:12 in the second round at Grimsby Town in the penalty shootout. After 90 minutes it had been 2-2, there is no extension in the cup competition.
A total of 26 penalty was needed to determine a winner: Then Bryan Mbumo, in summer, shot his second penalty on the crossbar for around 75 million euros by league competitor FC Brentford. Before that, ex-Leipzig Matheus Cunha, for whom the Red Devils had paid as much transfer, had given the fifth shot from the point.
Starting force is 0: 2 behind
After an early 0: 2 deficit, United had saved himself in the penalty shoot-out through goals from Mbumo (75th) and Harry Maguire (89th)-although Amorim was not protected by his stars: the former Leipzig Benjamin Sesko, for whom United also stood over 70 million euros, also stormed, also Cunha and Vice-European Master Kobbie In the starting eleven.
Mbumo, captain Bruno Fernandes and ex-Munich Matthijs de Ligt from Amorim were also substituted during the break. For the Portuguese coach, it was the next low in his time in Manchester: in the Premier League, his team has one point on the account after two games. The record champions had completed the pre -season in 15th place, the worst placement since 1974.