Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United have slipped to a 3-2 defeat against Lincoln City in their EFL Trophy curtain raiser.
Anthony Scully did most of the damage with all three goals at the LNER Stadium and United were, ultimately, gunned down against their League One hosts.
United had something to celebrate late on though, when Charlie McNeill and Bjorn Hardley struck consolations amid a frantic finale, which also saw Hannibal Mejbri shown a red card for two bookable offences.
Despite the result, there is every chance Neil Wood and his young charges might still progress; Bradford City and holders Sunderland are the other two teams in
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