Premiership · Matchday 30
Manchester United v Aston Villa
3–2
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–2 at Old Trafford on Sunday 5th April 2009 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (13', 81') and Federico Macheda (90'+3') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 13' Cristiano Ronaldo 1–0
- 14' James Milner
- 30' John Carew 1–1
- Half Time
- 58' Gabriel Agbonlahor 1–2
- 61' Federico Macheda for Nani
- 79' Ashley Young
- 81' Cristiano Ronaldo 2–2
- 87' Danny Welbeck for Tevez
- 90' Federico Macheda
- 90+3' Federico Macheda 3–2
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
7 Cristiano Ronaldo 13', 81'
Aston Villa Lineup
Starting XI
1 Brad Friedel G
2 Luke Young RB
6 Gareth Barry CM-L
7 Ashley Young LM
8 James Milner RM
10 John Carew CF-L ⚽
11 Gabriel Agbonlahor CF-R ⚽
15 Curtis Davies CD-L
19 Stilian Petrov CM-R
21 Nicky Shorey LB
24 Carlos Cuéllar CD-R
Substitutes
14 Nathan Delfouneso
16 Zat Knight
17 Moustapha Salifou
20 Nigel Reo-Coker on
22 Brad Guzan
26 Craig Gardner
45 Marc Albrighton
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Martin O'Neill
Aston Villa
Match Information
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 171 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 171 times: 87W 36D 48L.
5 Jan 2008 W 2–0 FAC 29 Mar 2008 W 4–0 PL 22 Nov 2008 D 0–0 PL
5 Apr 2009 W 3–2 This match
12 Dec 2009 L 0–1 PL 10 Feb 2010 D 1–1 PL 28 Feb 2010 W 2–1 LC | 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 →