Carabao Cup LIVE third round draw as Manchester United and Man City discover opponents

Both Manchester United and Manchester City will discover their opponents for their respective Carabao Cup openers tonight.

Both clubs are entering the competition at the third round stage, owing to European commitments. City have enjoyed a period of domination in the Carabao Cup having won it four years on the bounce between 2018 and 2021.

As for United, you have to go back to the 2016/17 campaign for their most recent triumph.

Last season saw both clubs dumped out by West Ham, who won in the third round at Old Trafford before ending City's hopes of a fifth straight title in the fourth round.

Stay tuned to our live blog below for updates on the draw. No need to refresh the page.

Here are the ball numbers to look out for:

1 AFC Bournemouth

2 Arsenal

3 Aston Villa

4 Blackburn Rovers

5 Brentford

6 Burnley

7 Charlton Athletic

8 Chelsea

9 Crawley Town

10 Crystal Palace

11 Derby County

12 Everton

13 Gillingham

14 Leicester City

15 Lincoln City

16 Liverpool

17 Manchester City

18 Manchester United

19 Milton Keynes Dons

20 Morecambe

21 Newport County

22 Nottingham Forest

23 Sheffield Wednesday

24 Southampton

25 Stevenage

26 Tottenham Hotspur

27 West Ham United

28 Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 Forest Green Rovers or Brighton & Hove Albion

30 Leeds United or Barnsley

31 Tranmere Rovers or Newcastle United

32 Wycombe Wanderers or Bristol City

Welcome to tonight's blog. Both United and City are in the hat for tonight's draw.

It is expected to get underway at around 9.45pm, following the conclusion of the Tranmere vs Newcastle match. If the game goes the distance and penalties are required then the draw could be closer to 10pm.

John Barnes and John Aldridge are conducting duties.