Game #4452
Wednesday, 1 January 1997
Attendance: 55,133
Drew
Premier League
7th (-)
Manchester United
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
Old Trafford
Villa draw for the second successive game as they are held by Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Manchester United
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Savo Milošević, Beckham contretemps overshadows improvement
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MATCH TIMELINE
🕒 | HT Manchester United 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 85’ Sub off, Ian Taylor, Sub on, Tommy Johnson
🕒 | FT Manchester United 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Savo Milošević
🟨 | Booking, Fernando Nélson
🟨 | Booking, Ian Taylor
🟨 | Booking, Carl Tiler
ON THIS DAY
Future Villa ‘keeper Peter Schmeichel, future Villa centre back Ronny Johnson and future Villa assistant manager Roy Keane line up for Manchester United whilst Savo Milošević gets embroiled in spittle-gate.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Game | #21 |
Manager Game | #106 |
Wednesday, 1 January 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 16 November 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Villa make one change with Carl Tiler coming in for Riccardo Scimeca.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.48 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.47 |
Youngest Player
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 23.35 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Alex Ferguson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🟨 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 🟨 |
Manchester United
GK Peter Schmeichel | 🇩🇰 |
LB Denis Irwin | 🇮🇪 |
CB David May | 🏴 |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
RB Gary Neville | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Roy Keane | 🇮🇪 |
M Nicky Butt | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W David Beckham | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Ryan Giggs | 🏴 |
F Eric Cantona | 🇫🇷 |
CF Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | for M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 85’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Nicky Butt | 🏴 | (M Paul Scholes | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 🇳🇴 | (CF Andrew Cole | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Raimond Van Der Gouw | 🇳🇱 |
W Karel Poborský | 🇨🇿 |
CF Brian McClair | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE

PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
"I don't know what went on. just that the referee booked both players [Savo Milošević and David Beckham].
"But if Savo did spit then I will take some action internally. that's for sure.
"If he has done it then I would obviously look at that as something to be dealt with.
“I’ll take a look at it and take some action if need be.”
Brian Little.
*Evening Herald*
Thursday, 2 January 1997
SAVO MILOSEVIC will feel the full force of Brian Little's discipline when the Aston Villa boss examines the video nasty in which his Yugoslav striker played the starring role.
Little was surprised to hear that Milosevic is had been captured on camera as he showered Manchester United midfielder David Beckham with a volley of spittle during last night's goalless draw at Old TralTord.
But he left no-one in any doubt about what the outcome will be if he arrives at the same conclusion reached by Beckham and the watching millions that the former Partizan Belgrade forward was guilty of a despicable act punishable by far more than the yellow card brandished at both players by referee David Elleray.
"I don't know what went on. just that the referee booked both players." was Little's post-match confession. "But if Savo did spit then I will take some action internally. that's for sure. "If he has done it then I would obviously look at that as something to be dealt with. I'll take a look at it and take some action if need be.” There was no doubt that Milosevic was fouled by Beckham two minutes before the break, but his reaction was unforgivable and it snapped the temper of the usually mild-mannered England starlet as well as sparking a melee in which players from both sides became embroiled.