Next month’s matchup against Leicester City in the third round will serve as the opening match of Liverpool’s new League Cup run.
The remaining Premier League teams joined the 24 second-round winners in the draw for the 32 teams on Wednesday night.
Liverpool and the Foxes were drawn to meet at home.
After being eliminated by Man City from their championship defense, Jurgen Klopp’s team will be striving to advance past the fourth round this year. It all begins with Enzo Maresca’s recently demoted team.
On their way to winning the title two seasons ago, the Reds famously eliminated the Midlands team from the League Cup via penalties following a thrilling 3-3 draw.
There are still a few weeks to go. the week of September 25 marks the beginning of the third round.
This comes between the Reds’ trip to Tottenham on September 30 and their encounter with West Ham in the Premier League on September 24.
Now that European competition is back on the schedule, Klopp’s team will play three straight weekends and midweek games.
As is customary for this stage of the competition, it is anticipated that the manager would draw from a larger team for the game.
Liverpool has advanced to the final on two occasions and won five of their seven third-round matches under Klopp.
Round three: W/C on September 25
Round four: W/C on October 30
Quarterfinals: December 18 at W/C
First leg of the semifinals: W/C January 8
Second leg of the semifinals: W/C January 21
Final: Sunday, February 25,
Liverpool holds the record with nine League Cup victories.
