Premiership · Matchday 04
Aston Villa v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2–1 at Villa Park on Monday 23rd August 1993 in the Premiership. Lee Sharpe (17', 74') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 17' Lee Sharpe 0–1
- 44' Dalian Atkinson 1–1
- Half Time
- 74' Lee Sharpe 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 15 matches in all competitions.
- Lee Sharpe's brace took him to 2 in 1993-1994 and 14 for United.
Starting XI
Player
5 Lee Sharpe 17', 74'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Ron Atkinson
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 134 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 134 times: 60W 29D 45L.
28 Oct 1992 L 0–1 LC 7 Nov 1992 L 0–1 PL 14 Mar 1993 D 1–1 PL
23 Aug 1993 W 2–1 This match
19 Dec 1993 W 3–1 PL 27 Mar 1994 L 1–3 LC 6 Nov 1994 W 2–1 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →