Grimsby Town vs Manchester United Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Carabao Cup, 2025

Grimsby Town vs Manchester United Preview

• Tournament: Carabao Cup 2025
• Date: Wednesday, 27th August 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 19:00 PM GMT
• Venue: Blundell Park, Cleethorpes

Manchester United are looking to get their first win of the 2025/26 season when they face off against Grimsby Town in the second-round clash of the 2025/26 Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening. The Grimsby Town vs Manchester United clash will take place at Blundell Park and should be a highly entertaining knockout bout. Here is our Grimsby Town vs Manchester United preview.

For Grimsby Town, it's an ideal chance to pull off an ultimate upset in the Carabao Cup and raise their popularity in world football. Grimsby Town are heading into this match on the back of some decent form, having won three of their last five matches and being unbeaten in nine games, as they're currently in fourth place in the League One table with 11 points from five games.

David Artell will be urging his players to find their best form to take the fight to the Red Devils. He will, of course, need them to hold together a sturdy defensive line to frustrate the opposition forwards, but he'll be pushing them to be clinical on the counter-attacks and convert their chances efficiently to stun the visitors.

Manchester United have had a pretty shaky start to the 2025/26 season, being unable to win one of their first two Premier League matches, and are currently in 16th place on the table with one point. What is more worrying is that the Red Devils have only scored two goals from their last three games, a drab run that they're desperate to get over.

Ruben Amorim will not be allowing his players to slack off or take this match for granted. He will be urging them to be innovative on the pitch and work hard to win the key battles, as well as urging them to be clinical in taking up their chances to put on an entertaining show and move forward in the Carabao Cup in style.

Grimsby Town Team News

David Artell is a very fortunate person to have a fully fit squad at his disposal for this upcoming match. He has handled his squad really well in the opening phase of the new campaign, avoiding any injury or suspension issues going into this big game against the Premier League side.

Manchester United Team News

Ruben Amorim is still missing a few important players in his squad after the first few games. Noussair Mazraoui is still recovering from his issue and might struggle to be available for this Premier League clash. Lisandro Martinez continues his recovery from a knee injury and isn't going to return anytime soon.

Grimsby Town vs Manchester United Predicted Lineups

Here are our Grimsby Town vs Manchester United Predicted Lineups.

Grimsby Town Predicted Lineup (4-1-4-1):

Goalkeeper: Christy Pym

Defenders: Tyrell Warren, Harvey Rodgers, Cameron McJannet, Jayden Sweeney

Midfielders: George McEachran, Evan Khouri, Kieran Green

Forwards: Justin Amaluzor, Darragh Burns, Jaze Kabia

Manchester United Predicted Lineup (3-4-3):
Goalkeeper: Andre Onana

Defenders: Tyler Fredricson, Harry Maguire, Ayden Heaven, Diogo Dalot, Amad Diallo

Midfielders: Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo

Forwards: Joshua Zirkzee, Mason Mount, Benjamin Sesko

Grimsby Town vs Manchester United Head-to-Head record

These two English sides have faced off against each other on 37 occasions in the past. Out of that, Manchester United have won 16 times and Grimsby Town have come out on top on 15 occasions. In their last five meetings, the Red Devils have won two games, and Grimsby Town have also won twice. Their last game took place in March 1948!

Key Players to Watch in Grimsby Town vs Manchester United

Jaze Kabia (Grimsby Town)

Jaze Kabia has had an impressive start to the 2025/26 season for Grimsby Town, having scored three goals in their League One campaign already. He has done so with an impressive 21% goal conversion rate, averaging 2.8 shot attempts per game to trouble opposition players. Kabia will look to lock in and produce an efficient performance to trouble the Manchester United backline in this game. He will, of course, look to help link up and create some more chances for his teammate, but the Grimsby forward will be tasked to get into the right positions at the end of chances and take up his opportunities perfectly to stun the Red Devils.

Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United)

After having two substitute appearances under his belt, Benjamin Sesko should get his first start for Manchester United in this clash. The Slovenian forward had a pretty good 2024/25 Bundesliga campaign with RB Leipzig, scoring 13 goals and also outperforming his 9.89 xG (expected goals).

He'll look to kick off his Manchester United career in the right way with a ruthless performance against Grimsby Town, troubling their defenders with his physicality and clever work in the final third. He'll be tasked to finish off chances efficiently to help gain some goal-scoring momentum by his side and also help his side get a dominant win.

Grimsby Town vs Manchester United Prediction

Despite the disparity in quality between the two sides, this won't exactly be a walk in the park for Manchester United. Their shaky form and Grimsby Town's impressive form this season mean that the Red Devils could end up facing a pretty challenging fight in this game.

However, the overall quality of the Manchester United squad as compared to Grimsby's should eventually help the Red Devils prevail. It won't be an easy one, but Amorim's side should fight their way to get their first win of the new campaign. Here is our Grimsby Town vs Manchester United prediction.

Predicted Score: Grimsby Town 0-2 Manchester United

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