Manchester United have been eliminated from the 2025/2026 Carabao Cup by 4th division side Grimsby Town.
The Red Devils on the night of Wednesday, August 27, 2025, lost on penalties to 4th division side Grimsby Town at the Blundell Park in Cleethorpes in the 4th round of the Carabao Cup.
After going down by 2-0 in the first half with goals from Charles Vernam and Tyrell Warren, Manchester United crawled their way back to send the game to penalties.
The two goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Harry Maguire were however not enough to save United from elimination as they lost 12-11 on penalties to Grimsby Town.
Speaking to Sky Sports following Grimsby victory Pym, who is a Man Utd fan, joked that he was ‘half-fuming’ by the fact the team he supports lost.
“It’s not sunk in yet, I’m a Man United fan so I’m half-fuming a little bit,” he said, “Nights like this are what you play football for so, it was beautiful.”
When asked about the shootout itself, Pym joked: “I should have done a little bit better, shouldn’t I?”
He went on to explain: “We sat down yesterday, me and the goalie coach, Steve, and we had a good hour going through penalties just in case. It just kept changing and I was a bit fuming but I got one save and kept us in it and the boys did the rest. They were brilliant.”
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