| Middlesbrough | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Fabien Barthez |
| DR | Franck Queudrue | S1 | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | Stuart Parnaby | | DR | Laurent Blanc |
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | S2 | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Wes Brown |
| MD | Mark Wilson | | MD | Juan Sebastian Veron |
| MD | Geremi | | MD | Roy Keane |
| AM | Jonathan Greening | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S2 | FD | Szilard Nemeth | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S1 | FD | Alen Boksic | | FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
| FD | Joseph-Desire Job | | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Luke Wilkshire | S1 | MD | David Beckham |
| S2 | FD | Massimo Maccarone | S2 | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |