FA Cup third round draw as holders Man Utd face Arsenal in blockbuster tie
FA Cup holders Manchester United will begin the defence of their crown against Arsenal as Premier League and Championship teams enter the tournament for the first time
by Samuel Meade · The MirrorFA Cup holders Manchester United will take on fellow heavyweights Arsenal in the third round of the competition.
Premier League and Championship outfits will make their first appearance in the FA Cup following the conclusion of the second round. United, now led by Ruben Amorim, will be looking to defend their crown and win a domestic cup for the third straight season.
Table topping Liverpool look relentless under Arne Slot and the Dutchman will get his first taste of the cup competition when the Reds face Accrington Stanley.
Pep Guardiola will hope Manchester City's woes are over come the third round, which takes place in early January. The Catalan has twice won the tournament and his bid to make it a hat-trick begins against Salford City - majority owned by Gary Neville.
Tamworth are one of just two non-league outfits still in the FA Cup and they will take on Tottenham. Dagenham & Redbridge are the other team flying the flag for the National League and will face Millwall.
Ties will take place on the weekend of January 11 and 12.
FA Cup third round draw in full
Arsenal vs Man Utd
Exeter City vs Oxford Utd
Leyton Orient vs Derby County
Reading vs Burnley
Aston Villa vs West Ham
Manchester City vs Salford City
Millwall vs Dagenham & Redbridge
Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley
Bristol City vs Wolves
Preston North End vs Charlton Athletic
Chelsea vs Morecambe
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers
Mansfield Town vs Wigan Athletic
Tamworth vs Tottenham
Hull City vs Doncaster Rovers
Brentford vs Plymouth Argyle
Coventry City vs Sheffield Wednesday
Newcastle vs Bromley
Everton vs Peterborough
Wycombe vs Portsmouth
Birmingham vs Lincoln
Leeds vs Harrogate
Nottingham Forest vs Luton
Sheffield United vs Cardiff
Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers
Crystal Palace vs Stockport
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