‘Pain’, ‘Thought we always got easy draws’ – Man City fans react as Carabao Cup third round opponent is revealed

City have been drawn at home to Chelsea in the third round of the Carabao Cup

In what is arguably the tie of the round, the clash is a repeat of the 2019 final that saw City triumph 4-3 on penalties.

With six Carabao Cup triumphs since 2014, City have dominated the competition in recent times.

Last season, the Blues were knocked out by West Ham United on penalties, bringing an end to a four-year reign as Carabao champions. Liverpool went on to beat Chelsea in the final.

The third round ties will take place the week commencing 7 November and Pep Guardiola’s side will welcome Chelsea to the Etihad Stadium, with one of the pre-tournament favourites set for a very early exit from the competition.

2022/23 Carabao Cup third round draw in full

Leicester vs Newport
West Ham vs Blackburn
Wolves vs Leeds
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham
Manchester United vs Aston Villa
Bournemouth vs Everton
Liverpool vs Derby
Burnley vs Crawley
Bristol City vs Lincoln
Manchester City vs Chelsea
Stevenage vs Charlton
MK Dons vs Morecambe
Newcastle vs Crystal Palace
Southampton vs Sheffield Wednesday
Arsenal vs Brighton
Brentford vs Gillingham

The news was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.

“Pain.”
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“Another season without our Carabao. Sad.”
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“WTF?! When do we actually get easy draws man.”
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“Thought we always got easy draws”
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“It’s at home at least”
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“They will be playing their best 11 against our academy kids…”
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“Hopefully we play some younger guys in this game. I honestly don’t care if we win, especially in a congested season like this one will be.”
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