Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Liverpool face Man City in fourth round as Manchester United host Burnley
Follow the Carabao Cup fourth-round draw following the conclusion of the third-round fixtures
Carabao Cup holders Liverpool will face Premier League champions Manchester City in the fourth round, with the match set to be played within days of the World Cup final.
Liverpool won last season’s tournament by beating Chelsea on penalties, ending a run of four years in a row in which Pep Guardiola’s side lifted the Carabao Cup trophy.
City and Liverpool played out a fractious clash at Anfield earlier this season following last campaign’s title battle and their latest meeting was the pick of the fourth-round ties.
Elesewhere, Newcastle drew Bournemouth at home while Manchester United will play Vincent Kompany’s Burnley. Gillingham, the lowest ranked team still in the draw, will play Wolves away from home in what will be Julen Lopetegui’s first match in charge.
The next stage of the competition takes place following the World Cup final and before the return of the Premier League - on December 20 and 21.
Follow the Carabao Cup fourth-round draw, below:
Carabao Cup holders Liverpool will face Premier League champions Manchester City in the fourth round.
The ties are set to be played week commencing December 19 - just after the World Cup final in Qatar.
With the Premier League not set to resume until Boxing Day, it remains to be seen which top-flight players will be involved in the domestic cup competition.
Liverpool edged past Derby after a penalty shootout, while City beat Chelsea, last season’s Carabao Cup runners-up.
The two sides also met ahead of the new campaign in the FA Community Shield, with Liverpool running out 3-1 winners.
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Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
Elsewhere, the draw is looking quite open for a number of sides who would love a cup run. Brighton’s reward for knocking out Arsenal is a trip to League One Charlton, and Leicester also face League One opposition at MK Dons. Newcastle and Manchester United have received home ties, while Blackburn will like their chances of knocking out Nottingham Forest.
Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
Wow - what a draw, with one standout fixture between holders Liverpool and Manchester City, who have won the Carabao Cup in five of the last seven seasons.
The match could come just two days after the World Cup final, on December 20.
Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
Carabao Cup fourth round draw
Wolves vs Gillingham
Southampton vs Lincoln City
Blackburn Rovers vs Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United vs Bournemouth
Manchester City vs Liverpool!
Manchester United vs Burnley
MK Dons vs Leicester City
Charlton vs Brighton
Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
Manchester United vs Burnley
Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
Manchester City vs Liverpool!
Carabao Cup fourth round draw: LIVE
Newcastle United vs Bournemouth
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