Premiership · Matchday 17
Aston Villa v Manchester United
0–2
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2–0 at Villa Park on Saturday 17th December 2005 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (10') and Wayne Rooney (51') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–1
- Half Time
- 51' Wayne Rooney 0–2
- 61' Juan Pablo Angel
- 63' Cristiano Ronaldo for Giggs
- Full Time 0–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
8 Wayne Rooney 51'
Substitutes
Cristiano Ronaldo
63' for Giggs
Aston Villa Lineup
Starting XI
1 Thomas Sorensen G
2 Mark Delaney D
6 Gareth Barry D
8 Gavin McCann M
10 Milan Baros F
11 James Milner M
12 Steven Davis M
16 Wilfred Bouma D
18 Aaron Hughes D
19 Liam Ridgewell D
24 Eirik Bakke M
Substitutes
7 Lee Hendrie
9 Juan Pablo Angel on
13 Stuart Taylor
15 Ulises De la Cruz
22 Luke Moore
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 163 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 163 times: 80W 35D 48L.
28 Dec 2004 W 1–0 PL 22 Jan 2005 W 3–1 PL 20 Aug 2005 W 1–0 PL
17 Dec 2005 W 2–0 This match
23 Dec 2006 W 3–0 PL 7 Jan 2007 W 2–1 FAC 13 Jan 2007 W 3–1 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 →