| Manchester United | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Fabien Barthez | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Phil Neville | S1 | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | Laurent Blanc | | DR | Robbie Stockdale |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | DR | Ugo Ehiogu |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| MD | Juan Sebastian Veron | | DR | Colin Cooper |
| S3 | MD | David Beckham | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Geremi |
| S2 | MD | Paul Scholes | | AM | Jonathan Greening |
| WR | Ryan Giggs | S2 | FD | Massimo Maccarone |
| S1 | FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy | | FD | Joseph-Desire Job |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | S1 | MD | Carlos Marinelli |
| S2 | FD | Diego Forlan | S2 | FD | Noel Whelan |
| S3 | DR | John O'Shea | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Steve McClaren |