Liverpool are through to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, following their unforgettable penalty shootout win over Arsenal on Wednesday night.
The Reds having been drawn away to Aston Villa, who they face at Villa Park in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
In the other quarter-final games, Manchester United will host lowly Colchester United, while Everton are at home to Leicester City.
It was Manchester City’s tie away to Oxford United that caught the eye, however, as the Premier League champions enjoyed yet another kind draw.
These Liverpool supporters couldn’t believe that Pep Guardiola’s side had been given another helping hand in a domestic cup, airing their views on Twitter.
Manchester City cup draws since 2018/19:
CL: Lyon, Hoffenheim, Shakhtar X2, Schalke, Tottenham, Dinamo Zagreb, Atalanta.
FA Cup: Rotherham, Burnley, Newport, Swansea, Brighton, Watford.
League Cup: Oxford, Fulham, Leicester, Burton Albion, Chelsea, PNE, Southampton and Oxford.— Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) October 31, 2019
City and United got the lower league teams? pic.twitter.com/4IOnaYGlHG
— Ste Davies (@StevenD1977) October 31, 2019
Of course city in a cup draw means they get oxford. Happy with Villa away though. Any spares would be gladly taken over here
— Mike Kearney (@MikeKearney1) October 31, 2019
https://twitter.com/rossic89/status/1189706048917164033?s=20
Course it’s Oxford v City
— Chris Pajak (@mrbloodred) October 31, 2019
That is disgusting. Yet their fans have the nerve to say it's a myth. https://t.co/vNWg1wWcSj
— Henry Jackson (@HenryJackson87) October 31, 2019
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It is bizarre how often City are pitted against weak opposition in both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, with even a few ‘easy’ Champions League knockout ties thrown in in recent years, too.
It feels like a lifetime ago that they were actually given a genuinely difficult draw – no wonder they won a domestic treble last season!
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