| Manchester United | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Fabien Barthez | | GK | Peter Schmeichel |
| S1 | DR | Denis Irwin | | DR | Mark Delaney |
| DR | Gary Neville | S2 | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Laurent Blanc | | DR | Steve Staunton |
| MD | Roy Keane | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | David Beckham | S1 | MD | Mustapha Hadji |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Juan Sebastian Veron | | AM | Steve Stone |
| FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy | | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Ronny Johnsen | S1 | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger |
| | | S2 | FD | Dion Dublin |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Graham Taylor |