IT’S GRIM AT UTD

THE new season is three games in and things are already looking grim at Manchester United. 

Without a win in two Premier League matches, coach Ruben Amorim’s Red Devils were shocked by League Two club Grimsby Town in the League Cup second round on Wednesday, going down 12-11 on penalties after the match ended 2-2 in regulation time. 

So poor were United on the night that they had to fight back from 2-0 down, with Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire levelling late with strikes in the 75th and 89th minutes respectively. 

With Burnley visiting Old Trafford in the league on Saturday at 4pm, Amorim said “something has to change” after the Grimsby defeat. 

He added in an interview on ITV: “I am shocked because we are in the moment when we make a lot of changes. 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.”

Amorim went on to wyse Sky Sports: “With all due respect, when you play against a fourth-division team, it’s not the goalkeeper [Andre Onana, who was at fault for both Grimsby goals], it’s everything. 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. 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.”

Amorim will be hoping his team sings a different tune on Saturday.