Carabao Cup Third Round: Why Arsenal, Man City, Man Utd cannot play each other

The Carabao Cup third-round draw will be conducted on Wednesday at 10.15pm UK Time.

However, for the 2024/2025 competition, the organizers have put new rules in place.

The change will ensure there is no clash of fixture dates for clubs involved in the Champions League and Europa League.

Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa all qualified for the Champions League.

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United are in the Europa League.

The new rules mean Arsenal, City, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Man Utd and Spurs cannot face each other in the third round.