Grimsby once again mocked the Red Devils after their historic elimination of Manchester United in the League Cup two months ago. The League Two side will face Brentford in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday in a bid to reach the quarter-finals.

Grinsby hopes to achieve another success in the League Cup

Grimsby became the first team in the fourth tier or lower to eliminate Manchester United. After a 2-2 draw with Manchester United at Blondell Park, Greensby eventually won 12-11 on penalties. Subsequently, they eliminated Sheffield Wednesday in the away game and advanced to the last 16 of the League Cup.

Arter outlined Brentford's strengths ahead of Tuesday's Carabao Cup fourth round tie and praised the Bees, who just beat Liverpool 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday and have also beaten Manchester United and Aston Villa this season. Arter also did not forget to ridicule Manchester United during the pre-match press conference.

Coach Grimsby said Manchester United is still "looking for a direction."

Ater said at the press conference: "I don't want to hear from Manchester United fans in Kenya, Norway or Stretford, but I think they are still looking for their own direction."

"And Brentford has completely found the way forward. , which makes the game more difficult. I think everyone agrees that Manchester United is still in the process of transformation, and they still need time to find their own direction under the leadership of the new coach. "

Brentford's "solid foundation" is different from the turbulent Manchester United.

Arter contrasted Brentford's stability with Manchester United's turbulent situation. Manchester United has changed 4 coaches in the past 4 years and changed the ownership structure in 2024. However, the Red Devils have overcome their early-season woes and climbed to sixth place in the Premier League after defeating Sunderland, Liverpool and Brighton in their last three games.

Arter added: "You can see signs of improvement at Manchester United, but that's not the case with Brentford. Brentford are a team with solid foundations and they have promoted their successors from within to continue the work of the previous coach Frank. I think everyone will think that Keith Andrews has done a fantastic job."

"You are not going to beat West Ham United so thoroughly and you are not going to beat defending champions Liverpool unless these tactics are used. Law has been deeply embedded in the team. Whether it's set-pieces, transition, possession or off the ball, all of these have been integrated well into Brentford's game, but I'm not sure the same is true for United. ”

Manchester United benefited from extra training time

Grimsby’s penalty shootout victory made Amorim the first Manchester United coach to exit the Carabao Cup in the second round since Louis van Gaal, and the first to lose to a fourth-tier opponent. However, there was a positive side to this humiliating defeat.

Since Manchester United did not qualify for the European War this season, Manchester United has more time to prepare for Premier League games on the training ground. Amorim admitted after the win over Brighton that his side were already starting to benefit from the extra training time.

Amorim said: "I think you can feel this. Now you can feel the changes in Manchester United. Since the start of this season, the team's performance is much better than last season."

"We have more players who are more suitable for the Premier League style, and every team will play Now, playing only one game a week is a huge advantage and we have to take advantage of that."

Manchester United has a chance to win four consecutive games for the first time since February 2024 against Nottingham Forest next Saturday, which will also be Dyche's first Premier League home game in charge of Forest.