League One side Lincoln City shocked Sheffield United 3-2 on penalties to oust Premier League side Carabao Cup in the second round at Bramall Lane.

“It’s the best feeling,” said Jensen, who didn’t make an appearance for four years at Burnley before joining Lincoln in June.

“I don’t think you can describe it – you have to be in the moment. All the feelings and emotions came out.

“Big credit goes to my goalkeeping coach. I think they stole my bottle so I couldn’t see where they were going to shoot.

“To do it in front of all of our fans from this team is an incredible feeling: to have 3,000 fans cheering and celebrating with us after the game. All credit goes to the team.”

The penalty shootout win came after the sides were goalless after 90 minutes and rewarded an incredibly organized defensive display from Mark Kennedy’s side, who said they would not fear opponents two divisions above of her and that she was rarely disturbed despite the domination of the possession by the hosts.

Unbeaten in five games in all competitions as part of a run that had taken them two points clear of the top of League One, Lincoln showed their confidence by producing the only accurate attempt of the first half through debutant Alex Mitchell , whose effort was picked up by Adam Davies.

United manager Paul Heckingbottom saw his players control 75 per cent of the ball in the first half but struggled to create danger, with Ollie Norwood resorting to a bold long-range effort that cleared the crossbar.

Cameron Archer – debuted after signing from Aston Villa for £18m – twice called Jensen into action after half-time in an energetic display that stood out in a flat performance from United that still leaves them looking for a first win after four games of the season.

Heckingbottom made changes after the break, sending two forwards this summer by signing 19-year-old Traore and Marsh in place of Oli McBurnie and winger Andre Brooks.

Three 20-year-olds – Femi Seriki, Jili Buyabu and William Osula – also came on less than 20 minutes after the restart to try to inject some much-needed energy after Teddy Bishop nearly broke through for the visitors .

Bishop, whose penalty was saved by Davies, had already threatened after his half-time introduction in place of Ben House, but Egan should have scored with a free header as penalties loomed and then sent his penalty above the crossbar.

“I felt good, and then after their second penalty I felt even better,” said 24-year-old Dane Jensen. “Everything went well.

“I must have done something good to put pressure on [Egan] to put it above the bar. He tried to break it and it didn’t work.

“When I saw it was over, I turned around and celebrated with all the fans. Seeing so many people here is amazing.”

United return to the Premier League on Saturday at home to Everton, while Lincoln will visit 17th-placed Bristol Rovers on the same day in the Third Division.

Sheffield United assistant boss Stuart McCall told BBC Radio Sheffield: “No excuses – it was a flat performance. It would be easy to say it was after Sunday and it was a full house against Man City. We discussed it before the game – we have to create our own atmosphere .

“Lincoln brought a good contingent, filled their field and got behind their team. This is not to take anything away from Lincoln. They were good and you have to give them credit. They defended very well in their form and were difficult to break down. but we have to create more than that.

“The coach summed it up at the end: we were bored watching that. That’s how we don’t want our teams to play; we want to be at the forefront, create chances and put balls in the surface.”

Lincoln City boss Mark Kennedy told BBC Radio Lincolnshire: “The guys were exceptional. The discipline was incredible, having the ability to be coachable and go and execute it. On the ball in transitions, we represented a real danger. Certainly, both goalkeepers had a calm game but we had some really good “almost” moments.

“I don’t think anyone could argue with Sheffield United being penalized by penalties. I’m super, super impressed but not surprised – I see it most weeks. When you play in League One, one thing that You don’t get with a lot of teams is consistency. We’re incredibly consistent in who we are and what we do. I was really confident that that would happen tonight.

“If we had come here and lost 3-0, would I have been surprised? No, because they are a Premier League team. But am I really shocked that we got a clean sheet, took a team to the penalties and won “No, because I see it every day with the group. The guys should be really proud of each other. Players, fans, staff – everyone should be really proud to be connected with Lincoln tonight. “