Football: Calm After the Summer Storm for Solid United ; Fergie's Men Offer Threat to Chelsea Control Manchester Utd 1 Van Nistelrooy 66 Aston Villa 0

Daily PostAugust 22, 2005

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HE joke about United fans coming from anywhere but Manchester is a comedy staple as old and as cliched as the mother-in-law gag.

But Villa's travelling supporters, who were far more positive than their lacklustre team, put a new twist on the dig as they taunted United's followers with the chant "You'll soon be a Chelsea fan."

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Football: Calm After the Summer Storm for Solid United ; Fergie's Men Offer Threat to Chelsea Control Manchester Utd 1 Van Nistelrooy 66 Aston Villa 0

Their jibes obviously referred to the shift in power in the Premiership game, which this year saw the championship come to Stamford Bridge for the first time since 1955. Their success meant United have gone two consecutive seasons without the titles - the first time this has happened since the Premier...

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