| Newcastle United | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | Fabien Barthez |
| DR | Andy Griffin | | DR | Phil Neville |
| DR | Warren Barton | | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | Alain Goma | S1 | DR | Mikael Silvestre |
| DR | Aaron Hughes | | DR | Wes Brown |
| MD | Kieron Dyer | | MD | Roy Keane |
| S1 | MD | Clarence Acuna | | MD | David Beckham |
| S2 | MD | Christian Bassedas | S3 | MD | Nicky Butt |
| MD | Gary Speed | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| AM | Nolberto Solano | S2 | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer |
| S3 | FD | Shola Ameobi | | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Stephen Glass | S1 | MD | Ronnie Wallwork |
| S2 | FD | Daniel Cordone | S2 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S3 | FD | Lomana LuaLua | S3 | WR | Luke Chadwick |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bobby Robson | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |