Grimsby produced a famous upset by knocking Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup after holding their nerve to win an epic penalty shootout.
Rangers boss Russell Martin apologised to the club’s fans after they crashed out of their Champions League play-off, losing 6-0 to Club Brugge on the night for a humiliating 9-1 aggregate defeat.
Grim for Amorim: Manchester United stunned by Grimsby
Grimsby goalkeeper Christy Pym, right, is congratulated by team-mates after their penalty shootout win
Grimsby goalkeeper Christy Pym, right, is congratulated by team-mates after their penalty shootout win(Nigel French/PA)
Bryan Mbeumo missed the key penalty as Grimsby sealed a famous 12-11 penalty shootout win against Manchester United as the League Two side knocked Ruben Amorim’s wretched Red Devils out of the Carabao Cup.
This was the Old Trafford outfit’s first game in the second round of the competition since 2014, when Louis van Gaal’s side were embarrassed 4-0 at League One side MK Dons.
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United suffered even greater humiliation on Wednesday at a bouncing Blundell Park, where Charles Vernam scored before Red Devils youth product Tyrell Warren capitalised on goalkeeper Andre Onana’s latest error.
Grimsby had chances to pull further ahead in the second half, only for substitute Mbeumo to pull one back and Harry Maguire’s latest last-gasp goal to snatch a 2-2 draw and take the match to penalties.
Onana saved new signing Clarke Oduor’s spot-kick and Matheus Cunha blew the chance to win it for the visitors, with the goals continuing until Mbeumo thumped his effort off the crossbar as fans poured onto the pitch.
Russell Martin apologises to Rangers fans
Rangers manager Russell Martin has apologised to the club’s fans
Rangers manager Russell Martin has apologised to the club’s fans(Steve Welsh/PA)
Russell Martin apologised to angry Rangers fans after crashing out of the Champions League play-off with a humiliating 9-1 aggregate defeat by Club Brugge, but insisted he was still the man to “get the place going”.
Trailing 3-1 after the first leg at Ibrox, the visitors were a goal down after just five minutes from a Nicolo Tresoldi header before Gers right-back Max Aarons was sent off three minutes later and Martin’s 10 men melted.
Martin, who has won just three games in 10 since becoming boss in the summer, said: “It’s probably the toughest night I’ve had as a head coach/manager.
“But it doesn’t change the fact that I think we can get this place going, we can get the team going.”
He added: “We’ll take a look at it; to the fans I have nothing but an apology. I’m really sorry that they had to witness that and it is humiliating, it’s really painful.”
Grimsby handed Sheffield Wednesday trip after Cup upset
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Grimsby’s reward for toppling Manchester United in the Carabao Cup is a third-round trip to crisis club Sheffield Wednesday.
Liverpool will host Southampton and there is also a home tie for defending champions Newcastle as they welcome League One Bradford.
Arsenal travel to Port Vale, Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea head to Lincoln, Tottenham host Doncaster, while Manchester City begin their quest to win the League Cup for the first time since 2021 with a trip along the M62 to face Huddersfield.
Bruno Guimaraes: I’ve had no contact with Alexander Isak
Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes, left, says he has had no contact with wantaway Newcastle team-mate Alexander Isak
Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes, left, says he has had no contact with wantaway Newcastle team-mate Alexander Isak(Owen Humphreys/PA)
Bruno Guimaraes says he has had no contact with his Newcastle team-mate Alexander Isak throughout the stand-off between the Swede and the club.
Isak is training alone at Newcastle, having indicated his desire to leave despite having three years left on his contract. The club have rejected one offer of £110million for Isak from Liverpool and are believed to want a British record £150m.
“I haven’t had any contact with him,” Guimaraes told ESPN Brasil. “We’ve been training in the mornings, and he trains at a different time, when no-one from the team is around.
“As captain, and for us players, it’s a tough situation because we want to have the best players with us. That’s something we can’t control. The club, the management, the owners are dealing with it, and I hope it gets sorted out in the best way.”
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Aberdeen take on FCSB in Bucharest having been held 2-2 at Pittodrie in the first leg of their Europa League play-off.
Crystal Palace will bid to defend their slender 1-0 lead from the first leg of their Conference League play-off against Norwegian side Fredrikstad.
Linfield and Shelbourne clash in the second leg of their Conference League play-off at Windsor Park, while Hibernian and Shamrock Rovers face Legia Warsaw and Santa Clara respectively in their return legs.