Manchester City faces Chelsea while Manchester United will host Aston Villa in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
Former England international John Barnes, who won the competition in 1995 with Liverpool and played for Newcastle United in the latter part of his career conducted the draw on Wednesday 24th of August, alongside Tranmere Rovers legend John Aldridge.
Seven Premier League Clubs competing in Europe enter the competition in Round Three including last season’s winners Liverpool. The Reds hold the record for the most League Cup titles (nine victories). Manchester City also have an illustrious history with the Carabao Cup and enters alongside Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Ham United.
The Carabao Cup Round Three ties will take place the week of 7 November 2022.
Man City v Chelsea and Man United v Aston Villa are among the highlights of an appealing draw for the next stage of the competition.
Arsenal v Brighton, Nottingham Forest v Tottenham and Wolves v Leeds were also among the stand-out games, with holders Liverpool drawn at home to League One’s Derby.
Everton travels to Bournemouth, and Newcastle, who saw off League Two Tranmere on Wednesday, will host Crystal Palace in all top-flight encounters.
West Ham was handed a testing home tie against Blackburn with League Two Crawley’s reward for knocking out Fulham being a trip to Burnley.
Leicester City faces Newport of League Two while Southampton will host Sheffield Wednesday and Brentford tackle Gillingham.
The other ties were Bristol City v Lincoln, Stevenage v Charlton and MK Dons v Morecambe.
