Birmingham-born Oliver has played one of the Weasley brothers in the Harry Potter movies since 2000 and is a die-hard Villa fan.

"I've had a season ticket for about six or seven years now," he says.

"I think people need to reflect back to the David O'Leary days. The squad we had (then) - it wasn't necessarily the best - but now I think we've got the best defence in the league. The midfield players - easily three players who'd make it into the England team.

"I'd love to see Villa start crossing the ball in against a United defence because I don't think they're the best headers of the ball. If we do that, 3-1 to Villa."