Second tier club Millwall finished in 10th position during the 2003-04 season so it was hardly surprising that Manchester United prevailed 3-0 in that years FA Cup Final at Cardiff’s Millenium Stadium. As much as the brave London club may dispute it however, the Cup was really won at Villa Park the previous month when Paul Scholes drove the ball home after 32 minutes for a hard fought 1-0 semi final defeat of Arsenal. United have not lifted the trophy again since and as Sir Alex Ferguson says ‘It’s time we won it again”

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The Gunners come to Old Trafford on Monday night for a top of the table clash. It promises to be a great game but no matter what it produces it will surely never compare to that drama filled night at Villa Park in the 1999 FA Cup Semi Final replay on the way to Manchester United completing a historic treble. It was to be the last ever FA Cup semi final replay as Arsenal and United served up an absolute spell blinding classic. Then of course there was THAT winner from Ryan Giggs. In over 50 years of watching FA Cup ties and many memorable goals, it still stands out as the greatest ever.

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Going into the ninth game Manchester United faced in the last 28 days, I must confess that I would have settled for the one point at Villa Park. With ten minutes remaining I was praying for it before Federico Macheda and Nemanja Vidic finally got it. Unlike so many matches in which points were frittered away this season, this was an occasion in which United were forced to provide one of the typical comebacks that they have become renowned for to snatch a 2-2 draw. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson was philosophical about the result saying that “I think we’ve seen a great game today. Great credit to Aston Villa, they got stuck in, tackled, fought and the crowd kept them going”

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That horrendous run of injuries which gave Sir Alex Ferguson so many nightmares this time last year are rearing their ugly head once again. Out of the 25 player squad Sir Alex selected at the beginning of the season, eight are either definitely out of contention for the visit to Villa Park on Saturday or are not expected to recover in time. Rooney, Hargreaves, Valencia, and Owen are all unavailable while Evra, Rafael, Anderson and Giggs are highly doubtful to make a full recovery.

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Saturday will be an extra special day for Sir Alex Ferguson as he celebrates 24 years as Manchester United boss. Ferguson was appointed on November 6, 1986 and has since established himself as the most successful British manager of all time. So many matches, titles and memories later, Sir Alex has revealed that his most memorable game in 24 amazing years at Old Trafford are neither of those famous European Cup triumphs but an extraordinary Premier League match at Tottenham in 2001.

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Saturday will be an extra special day for Sir Alex Ferguson as he celebrates 24 years as Manchester United boss. Ferguson was appointed on November 6, 1986 and has since established himself as the most successful British manager of all time. So many matches, titles and memories later, Sir Alex has revealed that his most memorable game in 24 amazing years at Old Trafford are neither of those famous European Cup triumphs but an extraordinary Premier League match at Tottenham in 2001.

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