City's Under-21s have been drawn in Group E of the 2020/21 EFL Trophy.
We will face Mansfield, Lincoln and Scunthorpe after the draw was made live on talkSPORT at Tuesday lunchtime.
Liverpool and Manchester United have also once again entered teams in the competition this season.
The full northern section draw is:
Group A
Carlisle United; Fleetwood Town, Sunderland, Aston Villa
Group B
Morecambe; Rochdale; Salford City; Manchester United
Group C
Bolton; Crewe; Shrewsbury; Newcastle
Group D
Port Vale; Tranmere; Wigan, Liverpool
Group E
Mansfield Town; Lincoln, Scunthorpe, Manchester City
Group F
Bradford; Doncaster; Oldham; Wolves
Group G
Accrington Stanley; Barrow, Blackpool, Leeds
Group H
Grimsby, Harrogate, Hull, Leicester
Fixtures and dates will be announced in due course.