Favourite Game: Aston Villa 2 - 3 Manchester United

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Another dramatic encounter involving Manchester United. This match was an FA Cup 3rd round fixture involving Man United and Aston Villa. 

Villa Park deserted

A memorable FA Cup encounter saw United come back 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Villa Park.

Key match information

Aston Villa: Schmeichel, Wright (Stone 86), Mellberg, Staunton, Samuel, Hendrie, Merson (Hadji 85), Taylor, Boateng (Barry 86), Angel, Vassell.

Goals: Taylor 51, Phil Neville 53 og.

Man United: Carroll, Phil Neville, Gary Neville, Blanc, Silvestre, Beckham, Butt (Chadwick 26), Keane, Veron, Scholes, Solskjaer, Chadwick (van Nistelrooy 56).

Subs not used: Van Der Gouw, Stewart, O'Shea.

Booked: Blanc.

Goals: Solskjaer 77, van Nistelrooy 80, 82.

Attendance: 38,444

United were 2-0 down and seemingly heading out of the FA Cup when the Dutch legend answered Man United's alarm call from the substitutes' bench.

In a stunning five-minute spell, Villa's 2-0 lead was turned on its head.

And then Ruud van Nistelrooy on his first FA Cup tie scored two goals in two minutes to break the heart of the former Manchester United goalkeeper.

The enthralling finale was in stark contrast to a dull first-half when neither side was prepared to commit itself.

Footage from the match

Huge away following from Manchester United

This match quickly became famous for a huge turnout from the Manchester United fans. As a result, it's often regarded as a favourite game of many Manchester United fans. 

We recently asked our followers if they were at the match 

We got some great responses... 

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