20 of the funniest internet reactions to Man Utd’s disastrous cup exit at Grimsby
They’re already calling Grimsby Town’s shock League Cup second round victory over Manchester United a generational hate watch for rival fans.
Ruben Amorim’s Red Devils fought back from two goals down away to the League Two side but ended up losing the penalty shootout – setting social media on fire. It’s the most financially lopsided cup upset in football history.
Mercifully free of AI slop but with some charmingly rubbish old-school photoshops, we’ve collated 20 of the funniest reactions and memes to Manchester United’s latest humiliation.
Letβs gooooooβ¦ Sesko ππ½ https://t.co/SI2Vk1oWRC
β Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) August 27, 2025
Was hoping we could use this⦠#GTFC pic.twitter.com/lftTZgHg8b
β Grimsby Town F.C. (@officialgtfc) August 27, 2025
Cameraman has given us an all timer pic.twitter.com/gVQxwlpWPE
β Zak πΉ (@ZG1999_) August 27, 2025
Amorim can maybe survive the result but I donβt know if he can survive this image. pic.twitter.com/bGBI5AgXf9
β Adam Clery (@AdamClery) August 27, 2025
He backed this out for Grimsby away π their manager has a Lucozade sport bottle in his hand https://t.co/4A6yhedNtl
β #Po8baπ²π¨ (@ousman_10) August 27, 2025
Ruben Amorim sitting in the dugout moving wee dots around his tactics sheet while 2-0 down to Grimsby is possibly the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in football
β Ryan Cullen (@RyanCullen90) August 27, 2025
Ruben Amorim trying to overcome League Two Grimsby #mufc #carabaocup pic.twitter.com/O9GoLvvBRF
β π πΈπΊπΌπππ΄ (@Regista10_) August 27, 2025
You did sense that Grimsby’s 7-3 and 6-2 wins over Man Utd in 1933 and 1936 would play on the minds of Ruben Amorim’s men, and so it’s proving
β Adam Hurrey (@FootballCliches) August 27, 2025
β Scott (@ScottDaley26) August 27, 2025
β Jonny Sharples (@JonnyGabriel) August 27, 2025
Why does seeing it in Spanish make it even more hilarious? https://t.co/VU0syRX5ZE
β Thomas (@thomashammond__) August 27, 2025
marcus rashford youβll always have the streets pic.twitter.com/R0ZNwurcnm https://t.co/KukkmpkRZO
β β‘ (@UTDCJ_) August 27, 2025
generational mark goldbridge crash out about onana πππ pic.twitter.com/2JUJSKMo9V
β Gabriella (@gabsavfc_) August 27, 2025
Goldbridge is gold…#grimun #ManUtd pic.twitter.com/fT6Di5N4KR
β Neil (@QuagmireMaguire) August 27, 2025
Man United signed Andre Onana for like Β£45m and League Two Grimsby are trying to shoot from corners because heβs in nets. Outstanding levels of disrespect, fair play.
β Adam Clery (@AdamClery) August 27, 2025
Grimsby ROTATED? ππππππππ
β – (@Raheem7ii) August 27, 2025
sorry but you can’t play 3-4-2-1 in Grimsby
β Duncan Alexander (@oilysailor) August 27, 2025
Hardly the headline – and forgive the Dean Saunders take – but if I sign a striker for Β£74m I want him to take one of my first nine penalties.
β Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) August 27, 2025
If your new centre forward hasnβt got the bottle to take one of the first 9 penalties against a League Two side then Iβm afraid you may as well put him down.
β GeorgeWeahsCousin (@WeahsCousin) August 27, 2025
Please play against us. ππΈπ²
β San Marino FΓΊtbol πΈπ² (@SanMarinoTeam) August 27, 2025
Starting to understand why Amorim didnβt want Man United to do a behind the scenes documentary
β Adam Crafton (@AdamCrafton_) August 27, 2025
βUnited will surprise a fewβ
ππππpic.twitter.com/zS9bWGuwdU
β β₯ (@LFC_ERYAN) August 27, 2025
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