People think there’s something very suspicious about Manchester United’s cup draw

There's lots of amateur detectives out there.

In case you slept through it (and that's perfectly understandable considering it was conducted in the middle of the night), the draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup (League Cup) took place in China on Thursday morning and looks as follows: https://twitter.com/Carabao_Cup/status/900575575831662592 Manchester United were drawn at home to Championship side Burton Albion. On paper, that would seem to be a relatively straight-forward hurdle for Jose Mourinho's men to overcome, and could therefore be perceived as 'lucky' by some, right? https://twitter.com/Carabao_Cup/status/900563365973590016 Wrong! According to social media sleuths, 'luck' has nothing to do with it and it's all a big conspiracy. They claim the graphics for the draw went up suspiciously quickly (almost as if people prepare the templates in advance) and that this is conclusive proof that Manchester United were the beneficiaries of a FIX! https://twitter.com/Cechque/status/900563417068589056 https://twitter.com/gamingmnkey_uk/status/900563519996874753 https://twitter.com/RobinsonK26/status/900578068712042496 https://twitter.com/footymadluke123/status/900564128405827584 https://twitter.com/billytworivers9/status/900581610390777856 https://twitter.com/Amesron11/status/900563824734076929 In other news, the price of tinfoil has rocketed.