FA Cup holders Arsenal are to begin their attempt to retain the trophy with a third-round tie against Sunderland next month.
Arsene Wenger’s side defeated Sunderland 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday last week and just 48 hours later they were paired with the Black Cats in Monday’s draw for the third round.
The Gunners, who routed Aston Villa in last year’s final, are to host the tie at the Emirates Stadium as they start on the road to Wembley in a bid to win the competition for a third successive year.
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Elsewhere in the draw, new Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was handed a trip to fourth-tier Exeter in his first taste of the competition following his recent arrival as replacement for the sacked Brendan Rodgers.
Manchester United, who have not won the FA Cup since 2004, are to take on League One outfit Sheffield United at Old Trafford, while troubled Chelsea are to host the winner of a second-round replay between Leyton Orient and Scunthorpe.
There are several all-Premier League ties, with surprise leaders Leicester City traveling to Tottenham Hotspur.
Manchester City are to travel to Norwich City, Southampton are to entertain Crystal Palace and Watford are to host Newcastle United.
Whitehawk have been handed a possible trip to Everton if the sixth-tier side get through their second-round replay at home to League Two club Dagenham and Redbridge.
Three other non-league teams feature in the draw.
The lowest-ranked among them, Salford City of the seventh tier — co-owned by former Manchester United stars Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and brothers Gary and Phil Neville — are to host championship high-fliers Derby if they can get past League Two team Hartlepool in their second-round replay.
Eastleigh, the only one of the non-league sides to have made it through outright, were handed a home tie against championship strugglers Bolton, while Grimsby are to travel to Cardiff if they can beat Shrewsbury.
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