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FA Cup third round draw as holders Man Utd face Arsenal in blockbuster tie

Man Utd will look to retain the FA Cup they won back in May

Man Utd will look to retain the FA Cup they won back in May

FA 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.

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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

Southampton vs Swansea City

Arsenal vs Man Utd

Exeter City vs Oxford Utd

Leyton Orient vs Derby County

Reading vs Burnley

Aston Villa vs West Ham

Norwich City vs Brighton

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

Bournemouth vs West Brom

Mansfield Town vs Wigan Athletic

Tamworth vs Tottenham

Hull City vs Doncaster Rovers

Sunderland vs Stoke City

Leicester City vs QPR

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

Fulham vs Watford

Crystal Palace vs Stockport

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