Summary

  • United suffer crushing defeat at League 1 side

  • Grigg and Afobe score twice in stunning victory

  • First time United have conceded four in a League Cup against lower league opposition

  1. LINE-UPSpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 26 August 2014

    Swansea: Tremmel, Tiendalli, Fernandez, Bartley, Richards, Dyer, Fulton, Carroll, Montero, Sheehan, Gomis. Subs: Fabianski, Amat, Taylor, Ki, Shelvey, Bony, Sigurdsson.

    Rotherham: Loach, Broadfoot, Wood, Morgan, Arnason, Tidser, Frecklington, Pringle, Sadler, Bowery, Revell. Subs: Brindley, Skarz, Newton, Collin, Brandy, Swift, Derbyshire.

    Referee: Stephen Martin (Staffordshire)

  2. Postpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 26 August 2014

    Steve EvansImage source, PA

    It's not just Premier League clubs who rest players in the League Cup these days. Championship side Rotherham have been busy rotating their squad and, speaking before the match, manager Steve Evans said it was all to do with prioritising the league.

    "We're looking forward to taking on a Premier League team, but we're going to make changes," he said., external "Let's not tell our supporters a false story here. There will be significant changes to our team.

    "When the referee blows the first whistle, we'll be as passionate as we were at Millwall or we were against Wolves or Watford. You want to win a football match. But we have to make changes. We have to protect what we're trying to achieve in the Championship."

  3. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 26 August 2014

    Is Manchester United's loss to York City in 1995 the greatest shock in League Cup history, or is there a better one out there? Let us know what you think is the best David beating Goliath story, and where you think the shocks will be in tonight's round of fixtures.

    Also, if you are off to a game, why not let us know and send in a photo, as well as telling us what you are expecting.

    Tweet to #bbcfootball,, external text on 81111 (UK only) and have your say on the BBC Sport Facebook, external and Google+, external pages.

  4. Reds left red-facedpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 26 August 2014

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    Not even the great Sir Alex Ferguson was immune to being on the receiving end of the odd cup upset.

    Aside from losing to Southend in the League Cup in 2006, Ferguson's Manchester United were the victim of an even bigger shock back in 1995 when they lost 4-3 on aggregate to then Division Three side York City, who had won 3-0 at Old Trafford in the first leg.

    That, incidentally, was the last time Manchester United appeared in the second round of the League Cup. History to repeat?

  5. Causing an upsetpublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 26 August 2014

    Manchester United are not the only Premier League side looking to avoid falling victim to a second-round banana skin tonight, with several other top-flight sides having potentially tricky fixtures against lower-league opposition to navigate their way through.

    There are 20 games in total and you can check out the full fixture list for tonight's games here, but below are a few games that could well throw up a surprise result:

    Millwall v Southampton

    Walsall v Crystal Palace

    West Ham v Sheff Utd

    West Brom v Oxford Utd

  6. Postpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 26 August 2014

    MK DonsImage source, MKDons

    MK Dons:, external Manchester United have arrived at stadiummk...

  7. Postpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 26 August 2014

    When Louis van Gaal took the Manchester United job, he probably never expected he would be heading to Milton Keynes needing a win to ease a bit of pressure on himself.

    But that is arguably the case tonight as the Van Gaal's men head to MK Dons for the League Cup second round looking to kick start their season after an uninspiring start to the campaign. United lost to Swansea on the opening day, before claiming a point at Sunderland at the weekend.

    It may 'only' be the League Cup, but they can ill afford an embarrassing exit to a League One side...

  8. Magic of the cuppublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 26 August 2014

    Everybody loves a good cup upset.

    From Southend's shock defeat of Manchester United in 2006...

    Manchester UnitedImage source, PA

    ...to Bradford City dumping out Aston Villa last year, what is there not to like about the underdog coming out on top?

    Frank LampardImage source, Getty Images

    One man, though, will be hoping not to hear the words 'magic of the cup' later tonight...

    Louis van GaalImage source, Getty Images