Man U and Officials vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Allan C]

I feel slightly confident about this game. I’m thinking a1-1 or 2-2. This is possibly my favourite fixture, probably because the first time I saw them was the 1971 LC semi final, the biggest match I’d been to up until then. It just reeks of Big Match

[Des Little]

I don’t think I’ll ever get over sitting in the Stretford End the day they beat us in the 95th minute when we were winning with less than 5 to play. This will of course change on Saturday when we’ve shoved it right up ‘em.

Them 1 Us 2.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

We win here roughly once every 30 years so I don't think our time has rolled around again yet. A draw would be a fantastic result (unless it involves blowing a two goal lead)

Four wins there in the last 91 years.
A sprinkling of draws in there but the rest we either lay down and died, were just crap at the time anyway, couldn't see out the 90 mins plus fergie time, or quite often they have cheated.

Dec 2009   Won 1-0    Agbonlahor
Nov 1983   Won 2-1    Withe(2)
Dec 1954   Won 1-0    Dixon
Aug 1930   Won 4-3    Pongo all 4

https://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Manchester%20United/

[Mister E]

I feel slightly confident about this game. I’m thinking a1-1 or 2-2. This is possibly my favourite fixture, probably because the first time I saw them was the 1971 LC semi final, the biggest match I’d been to up until then. It just reeks of Big Match

December 1970, IIRC

[Goldie.7]

manure win.

[TonyD]

We should have a guess the minute they get a penalty competition.

 67 min. 

[RamboandBruno]

My first ever game was up there in feb 82, lost 4-1. I was 8 and cant really remember it, other than i got car sick all the way up.

3-2 Villa (watkins, Bailey, McGinn).

Martinez

Cash
Konsa
Mings
Targett

Luiz
McGinn
Ramsey

Watkins
Ings
Bailey (or if not fit Traore, who will score instead of Bailey)

[Jon Crofts]

I’d settle for Ashley Young coming on as a sub in the 95th minute and taking a blatant and outrageous dive to win us a penalty that AEG slots for a 1-0 win.
That’ll do nicely.

[ventnorVillain]

I hate that poisonous lot and the circus that surrounds them with a passion that borders on psychotic. When I watched that BBC/MUTV documentary about the first Premier League season even Mrs. VV got fed up with me shouting c**ts at the telly every 30 seconds and turned it off "before you have a heart attack or the neighbours call the police" she said. Anyway, to the subject in hand: 1-1 Lochead to put us 1-0 nil up Kidd with the equaliser.

[Cliftonville Villlain]

We'll be all over them until their penalty award. Usual story.

[OzVilla]

They’ll win. Next.

[tony scott]

Every year closer to a win 1:3

[Brazilian Villain]

My first ever game was up there in feb 82, lost 4-1. I was 8 and cant really remember it, other than i got car sick all the way up.

My first ever away game was up there in Jan '83 when we lost 3-1. I was 12 and in the Stretford End with my 'Brummie Red' older cousin. My main memory is jumping up and cheering when Cowans scored a penalty and my none too happy cousin complaining I was going to get us 'killed'.

[KevinGage]

I feel slightly confident about this game. I’m thinking a1-1 or 2-2. This is possibly my favourite fixture, probably because the first time I saw them was the 1971 LC semi final, the biggest match I’d been to up until then. It just reeks of Big Match

It used to - esp at VP.

They used to see it as a big game as well.

But this fixture lost its lustre for me many moons ago.

[Monty]

Genuinely lost a level of optimism with Bailey out. Thought he was going to either keep Wan-Bissaka cowering in his own half or attack the acres left behind Luke Shaw. Feel like that's a big weapon we've lost there.