Man United opens FA Cup title defense at Arsenal and Man City to play ''Class of 92''-owned Salford

London, Dec 3 (AP) Manchester United will start its FA Cup title defense with a trip to Arsenal in a third-round draw containing a host of intriguing English Premier League vs. lower league matchups.
    Among the best were Tamworth, one of only two non-league clubs in the draw, getting to host Tottenham and Manchester City at home to Salford City — the team owned by members of Man United's famed “Class of 92” such as Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville.
    Accrington Stanley, in sixth-to-last place in fourth-tier League Two, faces a daunting trip to Premier League leader Liverpool at Anfield. Chelsea, meanwhile, will host Morecambe, which is bottom of League Two.
    The standout match features the competition's two most successful teams, with Arsenal having won the trophy 14 times compared to United's 13. Arsenal last lifted it in 2020 while United beat City in a second straight Manchester derby in the FA Cup final last season.
    The third round will take place around the weekend of Jan. 11-12 and sees the 44 clubs from the Premier League and second-tier Championship enter the competition, joining the 20 lower-league and non-league sides who won in the previous round.
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    Draw:
    Southampton vs. Swansea
    Arsenal vs. Manchester United
    Exeter vs. Oxford United
    Leyton Orient vs. Derby County
    Reading vs. Burnley
    Aston Villa vs. West Ham
    Norwich vs. Brighton
    Manchester City vs. Salford
    Millwall vs. Dagenham & Redbridge
    Liverpool vs. Accrington Stanley
    Bristol City vs. Wolverhampton
    Preston vs. Charlton
    Chelsea vs. Morecambe
    Middlesbrough vs. Blackburn
    Bournemouth vs. West Bromwich Albion
    Mansfield vs. Wigan
    Tamworth vs. Tottenham
    Hull vs. Doncaster
    Sunderland vs. Stoke
    Leicester vs. Queens Park Rangers
    Brentford vs. Plymouth
    Coventry vs. Sheffield Wednesday
    Newcastle vs. Bromley
    Everton vs. Peterborough
    Wycombe vs. Portsmouth
    Birmingham vs. Lincoln
    Leeds vs. Harrogate
    Nottingham Forest vs. Luton
    Sheffield United vs. Cardiff
    Ipswich vs. Bristol Rovers
    Fulham vs. Watford
    Crystal Palace vs. Stockport. (AP) DDV

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