Carabao Cup Draw: Man Utd and Chelsea get home ties, Liverpool travel to face Leicester

Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United will begin their defence of the Carabao Cup (EFL) when they host Championship side Burton Albion at Old Trafford in the third round of the competition.

The Red Devils won the competition after defeating Southampton in the final earlier in February.

The draw which took place in the early hours of this morning saw the top sides separated from each other when the balls were drawn.

Liverpool, who are yet to win a piece of silverware under Jurgen Klopp, previously reached the final of the EFL Cup where they lost against Manchester City.

The last season’s finalists exited from the Carabao Cup following their 2-0 defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers in the second round at the St Mary’s Stadium.

Premier League winners Chelsea are also drawn against Nottingham Forest and Antonio Conte’s side will face the Championship side at Stamford Bridge.

Doncaster Rovers will make a trip to the Emirates to face Arsenal, while Liverpool and Manchester City will make a trip to Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion respectively.

The winner of the clash between Barnsley or Derby County will face Tottenham Hotspur.

Full draw

  1. West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City

  2. Everton v Sunderland

  3. Leicester City v Liverpool

  4. Manchester United v Burton Albion

  5. Brentford v Norwich City

  6. Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

  7. Burnley v Leeds United

  8. Arsenal v Doncaster Rovers

  9. Bristol City v Stoke City

  10. Reading v Swansea City

  11. Aston Villa v Middlesbrough

  12. Chelsea v Nottingham Forest

  13. West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers

  14. Crystal Palace v Huddersfield Town

  15. Tottenham Hotspur v Barnsley or Derby County

  16. Bournemouth v Brighton and Hove Albion