The signs were ominous when shooting star Cristiano Ronaldo performed an audacious flick that bamboozled the Villa defence and Scott Carson on its way into the net.
That goal came after 17 minutes and it wasn't too long before Ronaldo shone again as he superbly flicked the ball through for Carlos Tevez who finished with aplomb.
Villa looked like they had never seen a football before and toiled in the treacherous conditions. The Claret and Blue have been brought down to earth with a bump recently after flying so high for so long.
This game showed just how many light-years behind the top teams they are and the second half was not to get any easier than the first.
John Carew had limped off before the break meaning options up front were again limited as Villa had no real escape route.
And on 53 minutes Ronaldo was again the creator as another superb flick left Rooney one on one with
United's phalanx of perpetrators were at it again in the 70th minute as Rooney struck his second after a great touch from.... you guessed it - Ronaldo.
The milky-way men Rooney and Ronaldo are often too much to handle but it looked like Villa didn't even know who they were.
The pair were allowed as much freedom as they liked and Villa were left wishing they could get back onto their spaceship back to far far away.
It's now 14 consecutive defeats against the United for the Claret and Blue and they will be glad they don't have to visit the Red Planet again until next season.