The match will be shown live on Sky Sports and slots in between League games against Liverpool on December 1 and Arsenal on December 7.
Burnley manager, Stan Ternent, is chuffed to little mintballs: "It's a great reward for beating Tottenham and getting into the last 16. Pulling a club like Manchester United out of the hat is just a dream draw for this club. It will mean a full house for us."
The last meeting between United an Burnley was in the 1984-85 Milk Cup when United beat Burnley 7-0 on aggregate over two legs, with a hatrick from Mark Hughes and one from Robbo at Old Trafford and Alan Brazil and Jesper Olsen scoring at Turf Moor. In those pre-plc days season ticket holders were given a free ticket for the second round of the League Cup as a gesture of thanks for fans’ loyalty.
Those seeking confirmation that Burnley’s terraces were populated by lost souls considered too ugly and too backward for Blackburn Rovers should ask those who were there.