Premiership · Matchday 15
Manchester United v Aston Villa
4–0
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 4–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 6th December 2003 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (16', 45') and Diego Forlan (90', 90'+3') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 16' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- 45' Ruud van Nistelrooy 2–0
- Half Time
- 55' Lee Hendrie
- 59' David Bellion for P.Neville
- 59' Paul Scholes for Giggs
- 72' Diego Forlan for van Nistlerooy
- 90' Diego Forlan 3–0
- 90+3' Diego Forlan 4–0
- Full Time 4–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
10 Ruud van Nistelrooy 16', 45'
Substitutes
David Bellion
59' for P.Neville
Paul Scholes
59' for Giggs
Diego Forlan
90', 90'+3 72' for van Nistlerooy
Aston Villa Lineup
Starting XI
1 Thomas Sorensen G
2 Mark Delaney D
3 Jlloyd Samuel D
4 Olof Mellberg D
6 Gareth Barry D
7 Lee Hendrie M
8 Gavin McCann M
9 Dion Dublin F
10 Darius Vassell F
17 Peter Whittingham F
18 Juan Pablo Angel F
Substitutes
12 Thomas Hitzlsperger on
13 Stefan Postma
14 Marcus Allback on
15 Ulises De la Cruz
24 Liam Ridgewell
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
David O'Leary
Aston Villa
Match Information
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 157 of 202
202
Played
108
Won
42
Drawn
52
Lost
372
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 157 times: 74W 35D 48L.
23 Feb 2002 W 1–0 PL 26 Oct 2002 D 1–1 PL 15 Mar 2003 W 1–0 PL
6 Dec 2003 W 4–0 This match
4 Jan 2004 W 2–1 FAC 15 May 2004 W 2–0 PL 28 Dec 2004 W 1–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 100 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 214 | 87 | 69.0 |
| Away | 99 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 154 | 166 | 38.4 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →