Carabao Cup draw in full: Man Utd face trip to League Two side as Red Devils enter 2nd round for first time in 11 years
TAKE A BAO Carabao Cup draw in full: Man Utd face trip to League Two side as Red Devils enter 2nd round for first time in 11 years
MANCHESTER UNITED were pitted against League Two Grimsby in the Carabao Cup after entering the second round draw for the first time since 2014.
The Red Devils found themselves in the pot alongside 10 other Premier League clubs not competing in Europe this season.
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Man Utd have discovered their Carabao Cup second round fate
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The draw was made live on Sky Sports
Ruben Amorim's side finished 15th in the table last term to wrap up a miserable campaign.
But with some exciting new faces on board, United will be looking to reclaim the Carabao Cup after winning it last year under former boss Erik ten Hag.
And their first opponent on their potential way to Wembley will be Grimsby, with all second round games commencing from the week of August 25.
Carabao Cup second-round draw in full
Northern section Tranmere or Burton vs Lincoln
Acrrington vs Doncaster
Wigan vs Stockport
Stoke vs Bradford
Burnley vs Derby
Sunderland vs Huddersfield or Leicester
Birmingham or Sheffield Utd vs Port Vale
Preston vs Wrexham
Barnsley or Fleetwood vs Rotherham
Bolton or Sheffield Weds vs Leeds
Everton vs Mansfield
Grimsby vs Man United
Southern section Fulham vs Bristol City
Norwich vs Southampton
Oxford vs Brighton
Reading vs AFC Wimbledon
Bournemouth vs Brentford
Millwall vs Coventry
Wolves vs West Ham
Swansea vs Plymouth
Bromley vs Wycombe
Cardiff vs Cheltenham or Exeter
Cambridge vs Charlton
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