Man United mocked by Fleetwood Town on social media after Carabao Cup exit

Fleetwood Town could not resist taking a playful swipe at Manchester United after booking their place in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup while Michael Carrick’s side suffered a painful early exit. The League Two club advanced to the last 16 with a 1-0 victory over Sheffield United on Wednesday night, sealing a historic fourth-round meeting with Arsenal.

Just hours later, United were dumped out of the competition after throwing away a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 at home to Brighton.

Fleetwood Town take aim at Man United

Following United’s defeat, Fleetwood posted on X:

“Just a reminder: Town have gone further in this year’s League Cup than Manchester United. ”

It was a simple post, but one that landed because of how dramatically different the two clubs’ evenings had been.

Fleetwood reached the fourth round for the first time in their history after Rhys Norrington-Davies’ own goal in the 57th minute proved decisive against Championship side Sheffield United. Their reward is a home tie against Premier League champions Arsenal.

United, meanwhile, looked to be heading comfortably through when Shea Lacey and Mason Mount put them 2-0 ahead inside 10 minutes at Old Trafford.

Instead, Brighton completed a remarkable comeback through Charalampos Kostoulas, Pascal Gross and Maxim De Cuyper.

The result also created an unwanted piece of history for United. It was the first time in 50 years they had lost a home match after leading by two goals, the previous occasion coming against Tottenham in 1976.