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Man Utd boss Amorim apologises to fans after Grimsby debacle

“Everything. 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). Let's focus on the next game and then we have the stop for the international games. We will think things through.

“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.”

The League Cup exit means United's realistic hopes of winning a trophy this season now rest with the FA Cup.

“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,” Amorim, whose side have picked up one point from their opening two Premier League games, told reporters.

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