Updates from the Carabao Cup third round draw from The Manchester Evening News as Manchester United and Man City prepare to enter the EFL competition
Hello and welcome to our Carabao Cup third round draw coverage. The Manchester Evening News will have you covered at every step after Manchester United and Manchester City, along with fellow European-qualified teams, discovered their first opponents in the competition this season.Liverpool close to deal for Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
There was also further local interest with Bolton Wanderers included in the hat. They will take on Premier League side Arsenal as United and City get ready to play Barnsley and Watford at home respectively.
Third-round ties will be played over two separate game weeks. The competition has undergone a slight overhaul this season with northern and southern sections, not to mention European sides being drawn from a separate pot.FC Barcelona Announces Third Transfer In Four Days
That’s due to possible fixture clashes on the continent. United and City were among those named in Bowl 1 – which determined via a pre-draw which European-qualified sides will play at home and away – and 26 other sides came in to the third round draw in a second phase after Nottingham Forest’s penalty shootout defeat to Newcastle
