Derby County’s Under-18s have been drawn to face Manchester United in the third round of this season’s FA Youth Cup.
The Rams will be pitting their wits against the competition’s most successful side, with the Red Devils having the lifted the FA Youth Cup title 10 times and finished runners-up on a further four occasions.
The mouth-watering draw will also see the sides currently placed first and third in Premier League – North go head-to-head for a place in the fourth round of the competition.
Justin Walker’s and Rory Delap’s side have already faced Manchester United on home soil, but fell to a 2-0 defeat in a tight game at the Training Centre in partnership with the University of Derby.
The Rams will go into the game looking to avoid an early exit from the FA Youth Cup after they were beaten at the Amex Stadium by Brighton & Hove Albion.
Third round ties must be played by Saturday 16 December, unless mutually agreed otherwise. The draw for the fourth-round proper will be made on Friday 8 December.
The full FA Youth Cup third round draw can be seen below:
Sheffield United v Burton Albion
Queens Park Rangers v Exeter City or Charlton Athletic
Tottenham Hotspur v Preston North End
Rotherham United or Mansfield Town v Crystal Palace
Burnley v Leeds United
Cheltenham Town or Welling United v Wigan Athletic or Bury
Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United
Oxford United or Bristol Rovers v Dagenham & Redbridge or Clanfield 85
Blackburn Rovers or Wrexham v Stoke City
Tamworth or Fleetwood Town v Bromley or Stevenage
West Bromwich Albion v Leyton Orient or Sholing
Plymouth Argyle or AFC Wimbledon v Manchester City
Huddersfield Town v Fulham
AFC Bournemouth v Hull City
Portsmouth or Lewes v Leicester City
Chelsea v Cambridge United or Scunthorpe United
Watford v Sunderland
Swindon Town or Northampton Town v Nottingham Forest
Barnet or Milton Keynes Dons v Cardiff City
Swansea City v Chesterfield or Port Vale
Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers
Reading v Millwall
Derby County v Manchester United
Norwich City v Barnsley
Everton v Ipswich Town
Bristol City v Birmingham City
Colchester United or Bishop’s Stortford v Shrewsbury Town or Crewe Alexandra
West Ham United v Doncaster Rovers or Blackpool
Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday
Aston Villa v Coventry City
Carlisle United or Prescot Cables or Hartlepool United v Liverpool
Full details of where and when Derby’s Under-18s will face Manchester United in the FA Youth Cup will be confirmed in due course on dcfc.co.uk.
