Liverpool have been drawn in Group B of the U18 Premier League Cup.

The Reds have been pitted against Stoke City, Southampton and Reading and will face each team once, either home or away. Dates and venues of the fixtures are still to be confirmed.

The six group winners and two best runners-up will progress to the quarter-final of the competition.

Last season, Liverpool reached the last-eight stage, where they were defeated by Tottenham Hotspur.

The Reds will face the same opponents in the U16 version of the tournament.

U18 and U16 Premier League Cup draw

Group A: Wolverhampton Wanderers, Middlesbrough, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur

Group B: Liverpool, Stoke City, Southampton, Reading

Group C: Sunderland, Derby County, Brighton & Hove Albion, Aston Villa

Group D: West Bromwich Albion, Everton, Arsenal, Fulham

Group E: Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City, West Ham United

Group F: Manchester United, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Norwich City