Villa Park has been the home of Aston Villa for more than 125 years and it sits among the best and most attractive sporting venues across the UK.
This ground has a capacity of 42,640 and, unsurprisingly, very few empty seats will be in sight when the Red Devils pay a visit to the Midlands. Have a look at the Villa Park seating plan for additional insight into determining the best seats to purchase at this stunning stadium.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United History
These clubs met for the first time back in 1892, with Manchester United still known as Newton Heath at the time.
Over the years, Aston Villa and Man United have shared a pitch more than 190 times and the majority of these have come within the top flight of the English Football League.
These two teams contested the FA Cup final in 1957. The Villains won 2-1 at Wembley Stadium and lifted the trophy for a seventh time, less than a year before the fatal Munich air disaster depleted Matt Busby’s dominant Man United side.
Two decades later, Villa and the Red Devils met at Old Trafford in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Ex-Scotland midfielder Lou Macari was on target as Man United won the tie, 2-1, before going on to beat arch rivals Liverpool in the final to clinch the Cup for the first time in 14 years.
On top of the many closely-fought battles between Aston Villa and Man United, there are also several well-known players who have played for both these clubs:
- In 1998, Alex Ferguson sanctioned the £12,6m signing of Dwight Yorke from Villa. At the time, this was a club-record fee but the striker duly made the sum seem a bargain as Man Utd won a historic Treble of trophies in Yorke’s debut season at Old Trafford.
- Another component of United’s Treble-winning campaign, central defender Ronny Johnsen, completed a free transfer to Villa in 2002 after six years in Manchester.
- Eric Djemba-Djemba spent 18 months as a Man United player before moving to Villa Park in early 2005.
- In 2011, Ashley Young joined Man United from Villa in a reported £17m move. The former England international later made a return to the Midlanders in 2021.
- Ex-Man Utd captain Steve Bruce was Aston Villa manager for two years until 2018.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United Head-to-Head
For much of the Premier League era, the visiting Red Devils have gotten the better of their opposition in this particular fixture. However, that isn’t to say this trend ought to continue in the near-term future.
In 2007, Man Utd ran out 4-1 winners with Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs all on the scoresheet at Villa Park.
More recently, in 2021/22, Jacob Ramsey scored as the Villains came from two goals down to salvage a point in this fixture. The following season, Ramsey rounded off the scoring in a 3-1 win for the hosts, in what was Unai Emery’s first match as Aston Villa manager. For United, this was a first defeat at Villa Park since 1995.
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