Manchester United lost on penalties to Grimsby Town, with Andre Onana at the forefront of criticism. Although another Red Devils star needs to take accountability for something he did.
Ruben Amorim’s nightmare start to the new campaign only gets worse. Manchester United are out of the Carabao Cup, remarkably falling short against League Two Grimsby Town.
It was a night to forget once again for most Red Devils players. Onana made more blunders in what is probably the Cameroonian’s final game.
Grimsby Town v Manchester United - Carabao Cup Second Round
Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
But as poor as the goalkeeper was, it was the man up the other end of the pitch who did something quite unbelievable – for all the wrong reasons.
Benjamin Sesko taking the 10th penalty against Grimsby
Benjamin Sesko is a new Manchester United arrival, but he didn’t exactly cover himself in glory in the Carabao Cup clash.
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|Shots on target|2/6 (33%)|
|Big chances missed|1|
|Blocked shots|3|
|Touches|26|
|Touches in opposition box|8|
Sesko vs Grimsby
The Slovenian was rather absent throughout, but his unforgivable moment came in the shootout, with the 22-year-old not stepping up until the 10th spot – just before Onana.
As a £74m striker, going just before your goalkeeper is simply ludicrous. It was unbelievable that he wasn’t drafted into the first five, and even more baffling when he didn’t appear in the next four either.
Sesko has only been at United for five minutes, granted, and is still young – but you can’t shy away from a penalty against League Two opposition and expect to be leading the line for Manchester United.
Benjamin Sesko penalty record
It was a decision that was baffling given his flawless penalty record at previous clubs, scoring 11 out of 11 for club and country.
Season Competition Club Date Opponent
24/25 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 19.04.2025 Holstein Kiel
24/25 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 26.02.2025 VfL Wolfsburg
24/25 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 23.02.2025 1.FC Heidenheim 1846
24/25 UEFA Nations League B Slovenia 14.11.2024 Norway
24/25 UEFA Champions League RB Leipzig 02.10.2024 Juventus FC
24/25 UEFA Nations League B Slovenia 06.09.2024 Austria
22/23 European Qualifiers Slovenia 20.11.2023 Kazakhstan
22/23 European Qualifiers Slovenia 14.10.2023 Finland
22/23 Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg 09.04.2023 Austria Vienna
22/23 Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg 02.04.2023 SK Austria Klagenfurt
20/21 2. Liga FC Liefering 27.04.2021 Young Violets Austria Wien
Sourced from Transfermarkt.
When his penalty did come around, Sesko also dispatched with aplomb, making the decision equally as confusing.
Sesko still has lots of time to come good at Manchester United, but he’ll want to get this Grimsby performance out of his mind as soon as possible.