Carabao Cup live: Man United heading for shock exit before Arsenal and Liverpool discover third-round opponents

Life for Manchester United! Bryan Mbeumo drives at the Grimsby defence, angling inwards slightly on his left foot, and then produces a delicious curling effort that bends by Christy Pym and into the corner.

A double change from Grimsby with Cameron Gardner and George McEachran taken off. Enter Jaze Kabia, an eye-catching summer signing from Truro City, and Clarke Oduor – who arrived on loan from Bradford yesterday. Quite the occasion in which to make one’s debut for a new club.

Grimsby think they have a third – but the flag is up! Cameron Gardner finishes with aplomb thanks to a friendly kiss off the inside of the post, but the young Scot is deemed offside despite Harry Maguire’s touch on the pass forward. That looked a deliberate action from Maguire, and the pass was not aimed for Gardner – should it have stood?

Matthijs de Ligt blazes over the crossbar from 20 yards. A clean strike, but always rising.

The rain has relented, it seems.

Mason Mount has been sent into the storm. Ayden Heaven is replaced. Diogo Dalot looks to have gone into the back three with Mount taking up a left-wing-back position – though like much of the Blundell Park surface, you’d imagine it’ll be fluid.

Grimsby are defending so well. Jayden Sweeney makes an excellent block and George McEachran is then in sharply to prevent a shooting opportunity on the edge of the box.

That’s a top stop, too – Christy Pym, low to his left in haste to keep out a Bruno Fernandes skudder.

Grimsby manager David Artell is soaked through. This isn’t necessarily his first choice side, either – there’s plenty of attacking talent on the bench, including the experienced Danny Rose. The striker won’t be required, as things stand.

A great chance for Ayden Heaven! The young defender, somehow, manages to craft a header over the crossbar having connected low after stumbling on to a crossed free kick about 10 yards from goal.

Great pools of water are forming pitchside. This is great fun to watch – though rather less so for those out there, I’d imagine…

It’s properly pelting it down now, great cascades of water tumbling down from portentous skies. The Grimsby fans don’t seem to care.

It should be three! Grimsby cut Manchester United to ribbons and Darragh Burns looks set to slot home, only for a diving Ayden Heaven to make a miraculous block with his chest with Andre Onana beaten. Manchester United cling on.