Football League Cup: Manchester United Loses To Derby In Penalty Shootout

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Match Report:

  • After an epic penalty shootout with Derby County, Manchester United were knocked out of the Carabao Cup, after the 3rd-round tie finished 2-2 in normal time at Old Trafford.
  • After the match levelled at 2-2 in normal time, it proceeded straight to penalties and Frank Lampard’s Derby triumphed with 8-7, as Phil Jones’ strike was spared by visiting goal keeper Scott Carson.

  • And, according to the Red Devils manager, Jose Mourinho, his team were in trouble once the penalty shootout came down to his defenders.
  • The previous England and Chelsea midfielder, Frank Lampard played a full-quality side and got the reward for his decision, as he bagged an epic win for his team.

  • The match should not have come to penalty shootouts, had Marouane Fellaini not scored in a stoppage-time equalizer, as Derby County were comfortably in the lead by 2-1.
  • Manchester United had led the match against Derby in the 3rd minute with a very much set shot from Juan Mata after Anthony Martial had blasted down the left flank.

  • In any case, the guests came at level in a tremendous mold following 59 minutes with a splendid twisting free kick from Harry Wilson, the youthful Welsh winger on loan from Liverpool.
  • 8 minutes after that, Derby thought they had got the winning goal, as Romero handled outside the box and was dismissed, only for United’s substitute goal keeper Lee Grant to parry a shot from Mason Mount and Jack Marriott to gesture in the free ball.

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