The Carabao Cup will use a seeding system next season that will see the 'big' teams avoid each other early in the competition.

With the extended Champions League format coming into play next season, the Carabao Cup has been forced to make changes to avoid fixture congestion.

A seeding system will be implemented that will see teams playing in Europe avoid each other in the early rounds, according to The Telegraph.

Rankings will be brought in that will ensure that teams in the Champions League do not draw others in the competition, as well as any other side in the Europa League.

The third round of the Carabao Cup will also be spread over two weeks to help fixture congestion, as well.

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Thoughts?

Seems again to make things easier for the "big" clubs.

Man City drawing LiVARpool in 3rd round is brilliant for the smaller club and makes the competition more competitive.

It also means as we're not in Europe we'll be very likely to draw one of them earlier.