United handed home draw in Carabao Cup

Manchester United will face Rochdale at Old Trafford in the third round of the Carabao Cup.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Reds have been handed a home draw against the League One side, who knocked Carlisle United out in round two, to reach this stage for the first time since 2011.

The two clubs have only met once in our history, with United winning 2-0 in an FA Cup tie back in 1986, thanks to goals from Mark Hughes and Frank Stapleton.

CARABAO CUP THIRD-ROUND DRAW

Wolves v Reading
Oxford United v West Ham United
Watford v Swansea City
Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa
Sheffield United v Sunderland
Colchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
Portsmouth v Southampton
Burton Albion v Bournemouth
Preston North End v Manchester City
Milton Keynes Dons v Liverpool
UNITED v Rochdale
Luton Town v Leicester City
Chelsea v Grimsby Town or Macclesfield Town
Sheffield Wednesday v Everton
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest
Crawley Town v Stoke City

WHEN WILL THE GAME TAKE PLACE?

The third round of the 2019/20 Carabao Cup will be staged during the week commencing 23 September. Due to our Premier League match against West Ham United on Sunday 22 September, it is probable that our tie would be played on Wednesday 25 September, but please note that this will only be confirmed in due course.

OUR LAST LEAGUE CUP SUCCESS

We lifted the trophy for the fifth time in 2017, when Southampton were defeated 3-2 at Wembley. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice, from a free-kick and headed winner, with Jesse Lingard also on the scoresheet.