CITY will be away to Middlesbrough in the third round of the FA Cup, sponsored by E.ON, in January.

The tie will take place on the first weekend of the New Year with a date and kick-off to be announced on mcfc.co.uk as soon as television schedules have been confirmed. Ticket details will then be published.

The draw took place this afternoon with the numbers pulled out at Wembley Stadium by British Olympic rowing legend Sir Steven Redgrave and England Women's star footballer Kelly Smith; both are ambassadors of England's 2018 World Cup bid.