AS Peter Kay recites in his stand-up routine. Villa were more like a Digestive biscuit than a Rich Tea, able to soak up only so much coffee after a dunk before crumbling to pieces.

It was hardly a classic. More Jane McDonald sings Pagliacci than Placido Domindo or Luciano Pavarotti.

United. Breathtakingly brilliant in defence. The set-piece kings never got a sniff.

Nemanja Vidic. Oozing class. Better in the air than even Martin Laursen, strong in the tackle and comfortable on the ball.

So publicly a target for former boss David O’Leary when he was plying his trade at Spartak Moscow.
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The promising young keeper damaged his knee in the summer and despite undergoing corrective surgery in June, he is still a ways away from being available as an alternative for first-choice keeper Edwin Van Der Sar.

“It’s going to take time with Ben,” admitted Ferguson. “The prognosis of the specialist is that we should see him back in March.
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