United and ’Pool clash in FA Cup

MANCHESTER UNITED and Liverpool will meet in the third round of this season’s FA Cup after the bitter rivals was pitted against each other in last night’s draw.

The pair’s clash is the highlight — and the only all-Barclays Premier League tie — of the last-64 draw which was made at Wembley.

Roy Keane’s Ipswich face a daunting trip to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal were dealt a home draw, as they will host Leeds.

FC United of Manchester will host Portsmouth if they come through their replay against Brighton Luton have the incentive of meeting Tottenham at White Hart Lane if they can see off Charlton.

Ten further ties will see top-flight sides meet opposition from the Championship. Wolves, West Brom, Birmingham and Aston Villa face away trips to Doncaster, Reading, Sheffield United and Millwall respectively. Everton travel to Scunthorpe, Wigan travel to Hull.

Stoke and Blackburn were drawn at home to second-tier high-fliers Cardiff and QPR, while West Ham host Barnsley. Fulham host Peterborough, Blackpool travel to Southampton and Sunderland await the winners of Notts County and Bournemouth while Newcastle travel to League Two Stevenage.

Ties will be played over the weekend of January 8 and 9.

FA Cup draw

Burnley v Port Vale

Coventry v Crystal Palace

Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday

Fulham v Peterborough

Doncaster v Wolves

Brighton or FC United of Manchester v Portsmouth

Huddersfield v Dover Athletic

Crawley Town or Swindon v Derby

West Ham v Barnsley

Reading v West Brom

Arsenal v Leeds

Sheffield Utd v Aston Villa

Leicester v Man City

Bolton v York

Blackburn v QPR

Swansea v Colchester

Wycombe v Hereford or Lincoln

Stevenage v Newcastle

Burton Albion v Middlesbrough

Millwall v Birmingham

Southampton v Blackpool

Watford v Hartlepool or Yeovil

Chelsea v Ipswich

Sunderland v Notts Co or Bournemouth

Scunthorpe v Everton

Man Utd v Liverpool

Hull v Wigan

Stoke v Cardiff

Tottenham v Charlton or Luton

Preston v Notts Forest

Norwich v Droylsden or Leyton Orient

Torquay v Carlisle