Our cup conflict would be the first of back-to-back video games towards Palace on the Theatre of Desires subsequent month, because the Premier League assembly in M16 is already scheduled for the weekend after the competition (30 September).
It would additionally sit one midweek on from our opening Champions League group-stage outing of the marketing campaign, for which the draw takes place tomorrow (Thursday, 17:00 BST).
It is certainly one of 5 all-Premier League ties within the third spherical, and we’ll hope to make a powerful begin to our defence of the competitors, once we play Roy Hodgson’s males. They’ve collected 4 factors from their opening three matches of the league season and overcame Championship outfit Plymouth Argyle 4-2 within the second spherical on Tuesday evening.
United defeated Aston Villa, Burnley, Charlton Athletic, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United in 2022/23 on the way in which to lifting the League Cup for the sixth time in our historical past, securing the primary piece of silverware below Ten Hag’s administration.
