Ruben Amorim apologises to Man United fans as he gives cryptic verdict on players after Grimsby humiliation

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Ruben Amorim insisted ‘everything’ was wrong with his Manchester United side aS they crashed out of the Carabao Cup against Grimsby.The Red Devils suffered a humiliating exit at the hands of their League Two opponents, as they were beaten 12-11 in a marathon penalty shootout after the game finished 2-2 in normal time.Amorim is without a win in his first three games of the season – with this defeat the worst for Man United in living memoryBryan Mbeumo missed the decisive spot-kick for United at Blundell Park, despite helping his side claw their way back into the tie.Charles Vernam and Tyrell Warren put the Mariners 2-0 up at half-time, before Mbeumo pulled a goal back with his first goal for the club.Harry Maguire then looked to have spared United’s blushes when he headed home in the 89th minute to force a penalty shootout.Matheus Cunha had a chance to win the tie at 4-4 in the shootout, but saw his effort saved, taking it to sudden death.Mbeumo’s second penalty then crashed the bar to hand Grimsby a famous win, sparking a wild pitch invasion from the home fans.This was United’s first ever defeat to a fourth tier side in the League Cup, and marked a new low in Amorim’s tenure at Old Trafford.And the Red Devils’ head coach had a damning assessment of his side’s performance after the match, as he appeared to question his players’ character, and apologised to the club’s supporters.Speaking to talkSPORT afterwards, he was asked what was wrong with his side’s performance, to which he replied: “Everything. “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.“So I just have to say sorry to our fans and I felt my players spoke really loud today what they want.”Bryan Mbeumo’s missed penalty proved the be the difference in the shootoutGettyGettyGrimsby converted 11 of their 12 spot kicks on a famous night for the club[/caption]Sky SportsJubilant home supporters piled onto the pitch at Blundell Park at full-time[/caption]When asked to elaborate on his comments, Amorim responded: “I think it’s easy for you. “Let’s focus on the next game and then we have the stop for the international games. We will think things through.”Amorim continued: “It should be my job to understand what happened. “Again, I’m really sorry for our fans. Let’s focus on the next game.”He added: “That is more than a result. That is the biggest problem in the team. I think it was really clear today.”Amorim was in a despairing mood at full-timeThe Portuguese coach appeared to struggle when he asked how he planned to turn things around at Old Trafford.He replied: “I would like to say very smart things, very important things. I have nothing to say. Nothing to say. “That is the biggest problem also. To see the same mistakes and [I have] 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.”GettyAmorim appeared lost for answers during the match, and in his post-match interview[/caption]With United still searching for their first win of the season, their head coach again appeared to take aim at his players, as he revealed his conversation with them at half time.Amorim also refused to blame Andre Onana for the defeat, despite the goalkeeper appearing to be at fault for Grimsby’s two goals.He added: “I think something has to change. In this moment, we need to focus on the weekend [against Burnley] and then we have time to think.“In the first half, I told them that they were speaking really loud to me: ‘I understand what you are doing, what I am seeing. Let’s try to change that in the 45 minutes’.“It’s not the goalkeepers. It’s more than that. It’s everyone. Thank you.”