Carabao Cup news: Grimsby Town vs Man Utd and the magic of the cup – Why giant-killings matter

Aside from the individual leagues that make up the English football pyramid, all teams enter cup competitions each year where there are opportunities to play absolutely any other team in said pyramid, with clubs from the top-flight usually winning with ease, but occasionally someone might just be caught off-guard in what is termed a ‘giant-killing’.

Here, Sports News Blitz writer Charlie Gardner explains how this results in some of the best scenes you can experience in England’s favourite game.