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FA Cup draw: Arsenal set to host Man Utd in round 3 (Full list)

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Arsenal will host Manchester United in a blockbuster FA Cup third-round clash next month, setting the stage for a showdown between the competition’s two most successful clubs.

Arsenal, with a record 14 titles, last lifted the trophy in 2020, while defending champions United won their 13th title last season.

The match is scheduled for the weekend of January 11-12 at the Emirates Stadium.

Other key fixtures

Manchester City face Salford City, a fourth-tier club owned by United’s ‘Class of 92,’ including David Beckham and Ryan Giggs.

Liverpool host League Two’s Accrington Stanley.

Chelsea take on Morecambe, the bottom side in the fourth division.

Tottenham Hotspur are drawn away to Tamworth, one of the competition’s last remaining non-league teams.

The third round introduces 44 Premier League and Championship clubs to the competition, joining 20 lower-league and non-league teams.

Full third-round draw

– Southampton v Swansea

– Arsenal v Man United

– Exeter v Oxford

– Leyton Orient v Derby

– Reading v Burnley

– Aston Villa v West Ham

– Norwich v Brighton

– Man City v Salford

– Millwall v Dagenham & Redbridge

– Liverpool v Accrington

– Bristol City v Wolves

– Preston v Charlton

– Chelsea v Morecambe

– Middlesbrough v Blackburn

– Bournemouth v West Brom

– Mansfield v Wigan

– Tamworth v Tottenham

– Hull v Doncaster

– Sunderland v Stoke

– Leicester v QPR

– Brentford v Plymouth

– Coventry v Sheffield Wednesday

– Newcastle v Bromley

– Everton v Peterborough

– Wycombe v Portsmouth

– Birmingham v Lincoln

– Leeds v Harrogate

– Nottingham Forest v Luton

– Sheffield United v Cardiff

– Ipswich v Bristol Rovers

– Fulham v Watford

– Crystal Palace v Stockport

Ties will be played from January 9 to 12.

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