Grimsby Town manager David Artell has rejected Manchester United’s call for a replay in the Carabao Cup after the club fielded an ineligible player.
Recall that the League Two side earned a shock penalty win over Ruben Amorim’s Man United in the second round of the Carabao Cup.
In a statement issued on Friday, the club insisted that no one can take the achievement from them despite controversy over an ineligible player.
“The club has made a statement and I refer them to the statement,” stated Artell. “From my point of view as head coach, no one can take away that performance. Nobody can.
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“We were the better team for 70 minutes or for 75 minutes. We should have been 3-0 regardless of everything else that has gone off since, and I am extremely proud of the performance of the players, all of the players. I thought we deserved to win the game.
“What happens surrounding that isn’t in my domain (to say) but, like I say, nobody can take away the performance of the players and the manner of the victory, certainly not in my eyes anyway.
“What happened was unfortunate, we owned up, made a statement, let everyone know and we move on.”