| Derby County | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Mart Poom | | GK | Peter Schmeichel |
| DR | Chris Powell | | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | Gary Rowett | S3 | DR | Denis Irwin |
| DR | Jacob Laursen | | DR | Gary Pallister |
| DR | Christian Dailly | | DR | Henning Berg |
| S2 | MD | Robin van der Laan | | MD | David Beckham |
| MD | Paul Trollope | S1 | MD | Nicky Butt |
| MD | Lee Carsley | S2 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| WR | Dean Sturridge | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| FD | Paulo Wanchope | | FD | Teddy Sheringham |
| S1 | FD | Francesco Baiano | | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjær |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Deon Burton | S1 | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| S2 | FD | Jonathan Hunt | S2 | FD | Andy Cole |
| DR | | S3 | DR | Phil Neville |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Jim Smith | | | Alex Ferguson |