Manchester United's Carabao Cup journey will start slightly earlier than usual this season.

United will enter the competition at the second round stage, having previously entered the League Cup at the third round stage. Teams who are participating in Europe don't play their first Carabao Cup game of the season until the third round, and with no European football at Old Trafford this season United will have to win a second round tie to be in the hat for round three.

Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea , Crystal Palace, Liverpool , Manchester City , Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur will all enter the competition in round three.

United won the Carabao Cup during Erk ten Hag's first season at the club, beating Newcastle 2-0 in the final. They were then knocked o

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