Currently the only major domestic trophy not in possession of Pep Guardiola’s Treble winners, the Blues will be keen to challenge strongly to win the competition once again, having surprisingly been knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Southampton last season.
The third round sees the clubs that are in European action entering the competition.
Below you will find all the details of the draw...
When is the draw?
With 32 teams competing 16 ties, the draw will take place on Sky Sports after the conclusion of the Round Two tie between Doncaster Rovers and Everton on Wednesday evening.
Former Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore and ex-City star Izzy Christiansen will pull the numbers out of the bag.
Once the draw is made, you can find out who we will face on mancity.com and our official app.
Who is in the draw?
City will be ball number 15 and the draw is open and not regionalised as in previous rounds.
The ball numbers will be as follows:
1 AFC Bournemouth
2 Arsenal
3 Aston Villa
4 Bradford City
5 Brentford
6 Brighton and Hove Albion
7 Cardiff City
8 Crystal Palace
9 Exeter City
10 Fulham
11 Ipswich Town
12 Leicester City
13 Liverpool
14 Luton Town
15 Manchester City
16 Manchester United
17 Mansfield Town
18 Middlesbrough
19 Norwich City
20 Newcastle United
21 Peterborough United
22 Port Vale
23 Salford City
24 Stoke City
25 Sutton United
26 West Ham United
27 Wolverhampton Wanderers
28 Chelsea or AFC Wimbledon
29 Doncaster Rovers or Everton
30 Harrogate Town or Blackburn Rovers
31 Nottingham Forest or Burnley
32 Sheffield United or Lincoln City
When will the ties be played?
Round Three ties will take place in the week commencing 25 September.
Our fixture date will be confirmed on mancity.com and our official app shortly after the draw is made.
