After 9,941 days, the wait is over for Aston Villa. Manchester United's Adidas white kit will not gain the notoriety of the funereal Umbro grey of 1995 but it is the attire they donned for a first league defeat at Villa Park since August 1995.
United's 23-game unbeaten league run at Villa, their home from home since the evocative 1983 FA Cup semi-final, ended lifelessly. This was Villa's first victory over United in Birmingham since 1999, ending a seemingly neverending run of 24 winless matches.
The scoreline was exactly the same as on the opening day in 1995, when United's 'kids' who were written off by Alan Hansen on Match of the Day. United ended that season with a second domestic double. The closest they will get this season is in the cups and Villa visit Old Trafford on Thursday.
