In mid-week it was David Beckham who hit the headlines as he won his 100th cap for
And now Sir Alex Ferguson has finally compared another two famous number sevens from the Old Trafford catalogue.
Ashley Young will be hoping to rediscover the early season form that saw him frightening defenders just as Ronaldo does every week.
Young performed well at Arsenal as Villa played commendably and claimed a moral victory along with a point in the 1-1 draw.
The Claret and Blue came close to victory on that occasion but were crushed by a last minute Bendtner blow.
This time they will hope that former
Villa haven't beaten United in the league since 1995 and you have to go all the way back to 1983 for Claret and Blue success at Old Trafford.
That poor record shows just how good Ashley Young will need to be on Saturday but the tricky left winger does have one advantage. He goes by the name of Wes Brown.
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If Young starts in his favoured position he will look to give Brown a torrid time and that could mean he holds the key to a Villa victory.
The Claret and Blue will be without their own slightly startled looking right back, Craig Gardner, for Saturday's trip to the North-west.
United will be missing Louis Saha and Darren Fletcher whilst Nani is a big doubt.
Owen Hargreaves and Carlos Tevez could line up in what will be a formidable line up with an abundance of attacking talent.
However, if Villa can stifle the hosts at one end they could just pull off a surprise at the other.
Let's just hope it's the Villa number seven who draws the plaudits.