Only a few weeks after this weekend’s Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United, the two teams will face each other again, this time in the third round of the League Cup.
The match between the two most successful teams in English football history is the plum tie of the round. In other enticing matches, Newcastle United plays Leeds United (the Elland Road club are renowned for their giant killing in recent years), Manchester City faces Wigan in a Lancashire derby, and Hull City faces Huddersfield Town in a Yorkshire derby.
Here’s the complete draw for the third round of the League Cup:
Manchester United v Liverpool
Sunderland v Peterborough
West Ham v Cardiff
Manchester City v Wigan Athletic
Burnley v Nottingham Forest
Newcastle v Leeds
Southampton v Bristol City
West Brom v Arsenal
Swindon v Chelsea
Tranmere v Stoke
Watford v Norwich City
Aston Villa v Tottenham
Hull City v Huddersfield Town
Leicester City v Derby County
Birmingham City v Swansea City
Fulham v Everton
Matches will be played during the week of September 23.
