Man Utd discover their first Carabao Cup second round opponents for 11 years

Manchester United will face Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup later this month as they enter the competition at this early stage for the first time in 11 years.

Ruben Amorim's side will travel to the League Two side on the week commencing August 25, with United playing their first second round match since 2014 when Louis van Gaal's Red Devils were humbled 4-0 by League One's MK Dons.

United are one of 11 Premier League sides playing at this early stage of the competition after failing to qualify for European football for the first time since 2014, when Van Gaal replaced David Moyes in the Old Trafford dugout.

The club - who are six time winners of the competition, most recently in 2023 - finished 15th in the Premier League last season and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao.

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The rest of the draw has produced two all-Premier League ties in the Southern Section, with Wolves hosting West Ham and Bournemouth taking on Brentford. Elsewhere Fulham will welcome Bristol City to Craven Cottage and Brighton and Hove Albion will go to Oxford United.

Meanwhile in the Northern Section, Everton will welcome Mansfield to their new Hill Dickinson Stadium, Burnley will host Derby and and Wrexham will go to Championship rivals Preston North End.

Full second round draw, Northern Section

Tranmere or Burton vs Lincoln

Accrington Stanley vs Doncaster

Wigan vs Stockport

Stoke vs Bradford

Burnley vs Derby

Sunderland vs Huddersfield or Leicester

Birmingham or Sheffield United vs Port Vale

Preston vs Wrexham

Barnsley vs Rotherham

Bolton or Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds

Everton vs Mansfield

Grimsby vs Manchester United

Full second round draw, 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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