West Ham United have had a miserable time of late, as they are currently only out of the relegation zone in the Premier League on goal difference.

In the past week, Slaven Bilic's side were knocked out of the EFL Cup quarter-finals by Manchester United and lost 5-1 to London rivals Arsenal on home soil in the league.

Speculation over the manager's future has been growing, so the Hammers could have done with an easy draw when Steven Gerrard and Ian Wright pulled balls out of the hat for the FA Cup third round.

They did not get much luck, though, as West Ham were drawn at home to Manchester City, who have won the tournament on five occasions.

It was easily the biggest match-up of the night as holders Manchester United host Championship side Reading at Old Trafford, while Arsenal travel to Preston North End and Tottenham Hotspur welcome Aston Villa to White Hart Lane.

Premier League sides Everton and Leicester City will go head to head, while Liverpool and Chelsea earned favourable ties against lower-league teams who are yet to be decided.

As expected, fans took to Twitter to give their thoughts on the draw, with the West Ham versus City clash attracting the most attention.

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