Carling Cup 3rd Round: Reds Draw Scunthorpe

The Reds face a trip into unchartered territory in the Carling Cup with a tie against Scunthorpe in third round.

United have never met the Championship side in competitive action and so travel to Glanford Park for the first time in September.

Sir Alex's men are the current holders and enjoyed a memorable 2009/10 Carling Cup campaign, lifting the trophy at Wembley after a 2-1 win over Aston Villa in February's final.

The Reds defeated Wolves (1-0), Barnsley (2-0), Tottenham (2-0) en route to the semi-finals, which produced two memorable encounters with neighbours Manchester City - United winning 4-3 on aggregate.

Third round matches played week commencing 20 September.

Full Draw
Brentford v Everton
Portsmouth v Leicester
Stoke v Fulham
Chelsea v Newcastle
Aston Villa v Blackburn
Tottenham v Arsenal
Millwall v Ipswich
Wolves v Notts County
Burnley v Bolton
Birmingham v MK Dons
Liverpool v Northampton Town
Scunthorpe v Manchester United
West Brom v Man City
Sunderland v West Ham
Peterborough v Swansea
Wigan v Preston