Manchester United vs Aston Villa Tickets

Interest in Old Trafford tickets is always high; this is not just because Manchester United are, arguably, the biggest football club in the world (even if recent trophy hauls don’t back this up), but also because the venue itself has become synonymous with the grandeur of English football.

Anyone looking to see a game at Old Trafford, be they Manchester United fans or Aston Villa supporters, or just eager neutrals, can find the best range of tickets at SeatPick, the most reputable source of football tickets in the secondary marketplace.

Manchester United vs. Aston Villa History

These two icons of the English game have done battle on numerous occasions, and their collective presence in the top division means they have gotten to know each other pretty well over the years.

Of the connections between the two, namely players who have worn both jerseys, perhaps the most famous would have to be Danish keeper Peter Schmeichel, Dwight Yorke, Paul McGrath, and Ashley Young.

Manchester United vs. Aston Villa Head to Head

These two English footballing powerhouses have a very strong combined history and have played each other almost 200 times and, perhaps unsurprisingly, on the whole, it’s been Manchester United who have ended up with the upper hand.

There have been spells that the Midlands outfit have edged things, and they played their part in an unforgettable 3-3 draw that took place in 1980/81, which was the last season that Aston Villa won the English title.

In this clash, Peter Withe opened the scoring at Old Trafford, only for Sammy McIlroy to level from the spot before flying winger Steve Coppell put United ahead. Gordon Cowans netted his own penalty to level things, only for McIlroy to then grab his second to put the home side ahead on the hour.

Gary Shaw made it 3-3 on 67, and Aston Villa followed that credible draw with five straight wins as Ron Saunders’ side marched to the Championship.

The first Premier League fixture between the two at Old Trafford, albeit when the league was called the Premiership, ended in another draw in March 1993, with Steve Staunton equalizing after Mark Hughes had scored for Manchester United.

The following season the two met in the League Cup Final, and Aston Villa ran out winners on that occasion, Dean Saunders and a Dalian Atkinson brace doing the damage in a 3-1 win at Wembley.

In 2010 the two met in the League Cup Final again, known then as the Carling Cup, and Sir Alex Ferguson’s side got a measure of revenge by securing a comeback win with goals from Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney coming after a youthful James Milner had put Villa ahead on five minutes.