United learn Carabao Cup second-round opponents
Manchester United’s 2025/26 Carabao Cup campaign will start against Grimsby Town at Blundell Park after the second-round draw was completed.
The second-round draw was conducted live on Sky Sports during the build-up to Birmingham City’s first-round tie against Sheffield United.
United were attributed to ball number 10 in the northern section of the draw. The ceremony included 11 other Premier League clubs not competing on the continent this campaign.
Our fixture against League Two side Grimsby will be held in the week between the top-flight fixtures against Fulham and Burnley.
The exact date and kick-off time will be communicated as quickly as possible.
THE DRAW IN FULL
Southern section:
Fulham v Bristol City
Norwich City v Southampton
Oxford United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Reading v AFC Wimbledon
AFC Bournemouth v Brentford
Millwall v Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United
Swansea City v Plymouth Argyle
Bromley v Wycombe Wanderers
Cardiff City v Cheltenham or Exeter
Cambridge United v Charlton Athletic
Northern section:
Tranmere Rovers or Burton Albion v Lincoln City
Accrington Stanley v Doncaster Rovers
Wigan Athletic v Stockport County
Stoke City v Bradford City
Burnley v Derby County
Sunderland v Huddersfield Town or Leicester City
Birmingham City or Sheffield United v Port Vale
Preston North End v Wrexham
Barnsley or Fleetwood Town v Rotherham United
Bolton Wanderers or Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United
Everton v Mansfield Town
Grimsby Town v Manchester United
There is plenty of excitement around the new season following the arrivals of Matheus Cunha, Diego Leon, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko.
And you could see them live in the coming weeks!
A limited number of tickets for our upcoming Old Trafford matches against Arsenal, Burnley and Chelsea are still available to buy online.
What are you waiting for? Visiting our ticketing page now to secure your seats.