United set to discover FA Cup opponents

 

source manutd.com

Manchester United will be represented by ball no.25 in tonight's FA Cup third-round draw as the Premier League's big guns enter the 2016/17 tournament for the first time.

The holders will be determined to retain the trophy and become the most successful club in the competition's illustrious history in the process. United and Arsenal currently lead the way with 12 wins and 19 final appearances apiece.
Reds manager Jose Mourinho has already lifted the FA Cup, in 2007 after his Chelsea team beat United at the new Wembley with an extra-time goal by Didier Drogba.
Two familiar foes will be handling the cup draw at the BT Tower in London from around 19:10 GMT this evening, with former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and Arsenal legend Ian Wright, who scored twice against United for Crystal Palace in the 1990 final, doing the honours.
The third-round ties will be played between Friday 6 and Monday 9 January 2017, and will be followed on the Reds' fixture list by the EFL Cup semi-final first leg against Hull City at Old Trafford on 10 January. United reached the last four of that competition with last week's impressive 4-1 win over West Ham.
Third-round numbers:
1 Bournemouth
2 Arsenal
3 Aston Villa
4 Barnsley
5 Birmingham City
6 Blackburn Rovers
7 Brentford
8 Brighton & Hove Albion
9 Bristol City
10 Burnley
11 Burton Albion
12 Cardiff City
13 Chelsea
14 Crystal Palace
15 Derby County
16 Everton
17 Fulham
18 Huddersfield Town
19 Hull City
20 Ipswich Town
21 Leeds United
22 Leicester City
23 Liverpool
24 Manchester City
25 Manchester United
26 Middlesbrough
27 Newcastle United
28 Norwich City
29 Nottingham Forest
30 Preston North End
31 Queens Park Rangers
32 Reading
33 Rotherham United
34 Sheffield Wednesday
35 Southampton
36 Stoke City
37 Sunderland
38 Swansea City
39 Tottenham Hotspur
40 Watford
41 West Bromwich Albion
42 West Ham United
43 Wigan Athletic
44 Wolverhampton Wanderers
45 AFC Wimbledon
46 Wycombe Wanderers
47 Millwall
48 Macclesfield Town or Oxford United
49 Bolton Wanderers
50 Blackpool
51 Stourbridge or Northampton Town
52 Notts County or Peterborough United
53 Cambridge United
54 Port Vale
55 Barrow
56 Accrington Stanley
57 Lincoln City or Oldham Athletic
58 Luton Town
59 Sutton United
60 Eastleigh or Halifax Town
61 Shrewsbury Town or Fleetwood Town
62 Charlton Athletic or Milton Keynes Dons
63 Plymouth Argyle or Newport County
64 Rochdale