Ruben Amorim makes troubling Man Utd admission following Grimsby shock

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·28 de agosto de 2025

Ruben Amorim makes troubling Man Utd admission following Grimsby shock

Ruben Amorim insinuated that his players downed tools after Man Utd were sent crashing out of the League Cup by fourth tier Grimsby Town.

The Red Devils came from two goals down to level the second round tie at 2-2 and send the contest to a penalty shootout. Bryan Mbeumo missed the crucial spot kick as the Mariners secured a famous victory at Blundell Park.

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Man Utd are now winless in their opening three matches of the new season, while Grimsby will move on to face Sheffield Wednesday in the next round.

Ruben Amorim makes troubling Man Utd admission following Grimsby shock

Amorim, who has overseen 17 defeats in 45 matches since taking charge last year, suggested his future is in doubt, telling ITV that “something has to change” but it can’t be the players.

“I am shocked because we are in the moment when we make a lot of changes, ” the Portuguese said. “We try to fight a lot of things but then when we have these moments, we need to show up.

“If we don’t show up, you can feel that something has to change and you are not going to change 22 players again.”

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Andre Onana came in for scrutiny yet again after being at fault for both Grimsby goals, but Amorim stressed that the goalkeeper was far from the only problem in the shock defeat.

“With all due respect, when you play against a fourth division team, it’s not the goalkeeper, it’s everything,” he told Sky Sports. “It’s the environment, it’s the way we face the competition. We know that in the moment, people will pay attention to everything, it’s massive – every detail. We showed that performance today. My players spoke for me, really loud.

“It doesn’t matter if we recover [from 2-0 down] or not. It’s the signs the team made during the game. The beginning of the game.

“I know that the best team won, the only team that was on the pitch. The best players lose, because one team can win against any group of players.

“I think the team and the players spoke really loud today. That’s it. We lost. The best team won.”

Asked to elaborate on what he meant by his players speaking “really loud”, Amorim added: “It’s really clear what they spoke. Let’s move on from this day. I think it was really clear for everybody what happened today.

“It’s not just the space, but the way we started the game without any intensity. All the ideas of the pressure, we were completely lost. It’s hard to explain. That’s what they spoke really loud.

“When you lose but you see something new, it’s different. When you see something different like today, it’s hard to talk about that.

“I just want to say I’m really sorry to the fans. The support they give me, the support that they are always, with all the defeats, with the team, today I have nothing to say apart from sorry.

“I think they gave the response on the pitch today. Now, we have a game in the weekend and then two weeks off. We will solve things out.”

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