EFL Cup 3rd Round Draw: Man. United Drawn Against Northampton Town

Manchester United have been drawn away to Northampton Town in the third round of the EFL Cup.

Jose Mourinho's men will take on the League One side at Sixfields Stadium on either Tuesday 20 September or Wednesday 21 September following the draw.

The Reds have played the Cobblers on four previous occasions. The first meetings took place in the 1965/66 season in Division One. A 1-1 draw at Northampton was followed by a 6-2 win for United at Old Trafford, inspired by a Bobby Charlton hat-trick.

The other two matches between the sides came in the FA Cup, most famously in 1970 when George Best scored six times in an 8-2 fifth-round victory, and most recently in 2004 when the Reds recorded a 3-0 away win in round four.

Northampton currently sit 15th in League One on four points after drawing their opening four league games, while extra-time and penalties were needed to see off Barnsley and West Brom respectively in order to book their place in the third round of the League Cup.

An announcement regarding the confirmed date and kick-off time for United's match against the Cobblers will be made in due course.

Full third round draw
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
Leeds v Blackburn Rovers
QPR v Sunderland
West Ham v Accrington Stanley
Southampton V Crystal Palace
Swansea City v Manchester City
Fulham v Bristol City
Bournemouth v Preston North End
Tottenham v Gillingham
Everton v Norwich City
Derby County v Liverpool
Northampton v Manchester United
Brighton v Reading
Newcastle v Wolves
Stoke City v Hull City
Leicester v Chelsea