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England's traditional famous man Manchester United was caught by the fourth division.
Manchester United suffered an early elimination on the 28th (Korea time), losing 11-12 in the penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw in the second round of the English Carabao Cup (EFL Cup) against Grimsby Town (fourth division) at Blundell Park in Cleasovs, England. Manchester United lost 0-1 to Arsenal in the first and second rounds of the English Premier League and drew 1-1 with Fulham. He has not won a single game in three games in 10 days.
It's a shocker for a reason. Manchester United sought to win this summer by starting Slovenian striker Benjamin Cesco and Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha, who spent a large amount of money, but was dragged to Charles Bennum in the 22nd minute of the first half.
Manchester United, which lost its steam, allowed Tyrrell Warren to give additional runs in the 30th minute of the first half as goalkeeper Andre Onana, who ran after emptying the goal in the opponent's cross attack, failed to handle the ball properly.
Grimsby, who suffered the misfortune of Cameron Gardner's score being canceled two minutes ago due to a handball foul, did not lose concentration and scored additional points to lead the first half 2-0.
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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim, whose feet were on fire, tried to rebound at half-time by putting Brian Mbormo, Bruno Fernandes and Matthijs de Ligt at the same time. In the 19th minute of the second half, even the offensive midfielder Mason Mount card was pulled out.
Manchester United scored a chasing goal in the 30th minute of the second half with Mbömo's assist from Kobe Mainu. And in the 44th minute of the second half, Harry Maguire exploded a dramatic equalizer to lead the game to a penalty shootout.
Manchester United, which was on the verge of winning with all the kickers 1 to 4 in the penalty shootout, allowed the fifth kicker Cunha to chase after missing out. Then, Mbömo, the 12th kicker, missed, and Grimsby's Darach Burns cut into the net, eventually falling victim to the upset.
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Sesco scored as the ninth kicker of the shootout, but he didn't make a presence during the game. He played full-time for 90 minutes and touched the ball only 26 times, and the number of successful passes was only seven. Out of a total of six shooting attempts, two shots were effective. Even in a competition situation, he failed to gain the upper hand against the fourth-division player, as he competed five times on the ground, succeeded once, and succeeded once in seven competitions in the air.
Above all, in the 25th minute of the second half, when Manchester United was pulling the reins of the chase, he made a futile mistake while handling an aerial ball at the gate. His rating (Sofascore) was 6.2 points, the lowest among Manchester United players. Manchester United spent 74 million pounds (about 139 billion won) to recruit Cesco, who played in Leipzig. Cunha, who missed the decisive penalty kick, has a transfer fee of 62.5 million pounds (about 117 billion won).
"I sincerely apologize to the fans," Amorim told Sky Sports after the game. I really appreciate the support you sent me and the support you sent me for the team. I have nothing to say. I'm really sorry," he bowed his head.
Regarding the goalkeeper problem "When you lose to the fourth team, the problem is not the goalkeeper. Everything is a problem. It's a matter of the environment and how we play. We need to focus on everything every moment, and pay attention to everything. Details matter"The players talked loudly to me about what they wanted today. Something has to change. You can't change 22 players again."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
