Liverpool Striker, Luis Suarez could return against Manchester Utd, as he was banned after the two sides were drawn against each other in the Capital One Cup.
Holders Swansea make the trip to Championship side Birmingham.
Swindon will host Chelsea and Manchester City will host Wigan on 24-25 September.
Suarez missed four games last term, as he received a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic in April. He could be in line to return for Liverpool’s visit to Old Trafford. This Sunday, he will also miss the Premier League game between the two sides at Anfield, as a part of suspension.
And the 26-year-old’s future has been the subject of sustained speculation this summer after he indicated he wanted to leave Liverpool. United have faced Liverpool only four previous occasions in various guises of the League Cup, in which they won once at Old Trafford to date in 1990, losing the finals at Wembley in 1983 and Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium in 2003 plus a tie at Anfield in November 1985.