Alan Shearer's blunt response to Man Utd's chaotic Grimsby defeat

Alan Shearer didn't hold back on his views regarding Manchester United's Carabao Cup upset at the hands of Grimsby Town on Wednesday night.

Ruben Amorim's squad suffered a 12-11 penalty shootout defeat, following a dramatic end to the match with late goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire forcing the tie to penalties. This loss will likely be remembered as one of United's most embarrassing domestic cup exits, leaving the FA Cup as their sole chance for a trophy this term.

Mbeumo, who slotted home the first penalty but faltered on the crucial final one, had been in Newcastle United's sights earlier in the summer.

Benjamin Sesko, who was once on the brink of signing for St James' Park and is now hailed as United's new leading striker, stepped up for the 10th penalty in the shootout.

Shearer expressed his reaction to United's shock defeat on X (formerly known as Twitter), quoting a post from football analyst 'Statman Dave'. The analyst highlighted: "For the very first time in the club's history, Manchester United have lost a League Cup game to a fourth-tier team. Record breakers."

To which Shearer responded with just two eye emojis.

In a candid post-match press conference, Amorim expressed his disappointment with the team's performance: "Everything [went wrong]. 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. 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. I would like to say very smart things and very important things.

"I have nothing to say. Nothing to say. That is the biggest problem also. To see the same mistakes and nothing to say in this moment. I'm really sorry for our fans. It's too much sometimes. You cannot change so much. You cannot change everything in one summer. You need to win games.

"You need to not show this kind of performance. I think this is a little bit the limit. I think something has to change. In this moment, we need to focus on the weekend and then we have time to think."