Tottenham and Man Utd fans blast Carabao Cup draw as ‘rigged’ with two brutal ties while Man City get ‘easy’ opponents

TOTTENHAM and Manchester United fans have slammed the Carabao Cup draw as “rigged”. The two Premier League sides were handed tricky ties for the third round of the competition. Spurs progressed to the third round with a romping 5-1 win over Charlton in North London on Tuesday evening. Savio shined on his debut with a goal and an assist off the bench following his £85million switch from Manchester City. United enter the League Cup in the next round thanks to qualifying for the Champions League last term. Fans had already called it the “most rigged draw ever” before the main draw had even started. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL That’s with EIGHT teams competing in the Champions League and Europa League being kept apart. They, United included, were assigned either a home or away fixture in an earlier draw. But Red Devils fans were still left far from happy after still being drawn against a team in Europe this season, Brighton. The Seagulls were the exception as they are competing in the Conference League – and were therefore the toughest fixture on paper for United. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS Full Carabao Cup draw Here is the full draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup… - Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough - Manchester United v Brighton - Manchester City v Norwich - Sunderland v Hull - Ipswich Town v Arsenal - Coventry City v Aston Villa - Bournemouth v Lincoln - Liverpool v Tottenham - Chelsea or Luton v Leeds - Millwall v Newcastle - Fleetwood v Sheff Utd - Everton v Wolves - Leyton Orient v Bradford - Reading v Brentford - Peterborough v Barnsley - West Ham v Fulham or AFC Wimbledon And they have become a bogey team for United in recent seasons, dumping them out of the FA Cup last term. Spurs, on the other hand, were not protected in the draw after their 17th-place finish last season. And they were handed a nightmare tie as they travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool. Salt was then rubbed into the wounds when Man City were paired with Norwich at the Etihad. One fan posted: “They have to be rigged, when did City last have a hard early round? And we’ve had five in the past two seasons.” A second commented: “How have we been drawn with Brighton proper rigged, whilst City gets Norwich.” Another wrote: “Arsenal and Man City yet again draw the easiest teams. It’s rigged for pair of them just like last season.” A fourth added: “SO RIGGED.” While a fifth sarcastically joked: “Brilliant lads! Not rigged at all.” Another added: “City always getting easy fixtures.” Other notable ties in the third round include Newcastle travelling south to take on Millwall at The Den. Coventry will host Midlands rivals Aston Villa.