EFL Cup holders Liverpool have been handed the hardest of fourth-round attracts on Thursday with a visit to Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis.
Liverpool have struggled domestically this season, needing a penalty shootout to eliminate second-tier Derby County on Wednesday after they have been held to a 0-0 draw at Anfield.
Metropolis, who’ve gained 4 of the final 5 EFL Cups, have been made to work laborious for his or her third-round victory over Chelsea.
Metropolis’s solely defeat in all competitions this season was towards Liverpool, nonetheless, with Mohamed Salah’s late strike giving them a 1-0 Premier League win final month.
Manchester United, who twice got here from behind to beat Aston Villa 4-2 at Outdated Trafford on Thursday, host second-tier Burnley within the fourth spherical and there may be one other all Premier League conflict as Newcastle United entertain Bournemouth.
The ties shall be performed within the week commencing Dec. 19, simply after the World Cup ultimate in Qatar.
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