League One Charlton get dream Carabao Cup quarter-final draw at Old Trafford, while Manchester City face a trip to Southampton after knocking out Liverpool
* The draw for the quarter-finals of the 2022-23 Carabao Cup has been made
* Man United will face Charlton Athletic, 57 places below them in League One
* Rivals Man City will instead head for the coast to take on Southampton next
* Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United were both handed home quarter-finals
League One Charlton's fairytale Carabao Cup run will take them to Old Trafford in the quarter-finals as they were drawn to face Erik ten Hag's Manchester United next.
Charlton overcame Premier League opposition in Brighton in the last round, edging out the Seagulls in a nervy penalty shootout.
Tournament favourites Man City, meanwhile, will make the trip to the south coast to play Southampton after overcoming Liverpool in a thriller on Thursday night.
City continued their quest for a seventh Carabao Cup in 10 years with a thrilling 3-2 victory at the Etihad Stadium in their first game back after the World Cup break.
League One Charlton will take on Manchester United in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals
Their next test will be a visit to St Mary's in the week commencing January 9.
Nottingham Forest will be hoping to add more stories to their rich history in the League Cup as they host Wolves in a Midlands derby.
Newcastle's fans are beginning to dream of glory and they will have their sights set on a semi-final berth as they host Leicester in the last eight in the other tie of the round.
The draw has thrown up a 'dream' scenario for Charlton's interim boss Anthony Hayes, who is a boyhood Manchester United fan.
He will now step back into a coaching role following the appointment of Dean Holden but Hayes got his wish after the shootout win over Brighton.
'I'm a Man United fan so Man United away for me,' Hayes had said when asked who he wanted in the quarter-finals.
'This has never been about me, it's about me trying to do the best for this group of players and this club, we needed a bit of luck over the night against Brighton, in our league campaign any mistake we made was pu
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CARABAO CUP QUARTER-FINAL DRAW IN FULL
Manchester United vs Charlton Athletic
Southampton vs Manchester City
Nottingham Forest vs Wolves
Newcastle United vs Leicester City
Ties to be played week commencing January 9
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