| Manchester United | Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | | GK | Dean Kiely |
| DR | Gary Neville | S3 | DR | Chris Powell |
| DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | DR | Paul Konchesky |
| DR | Wes Brown | | DR | Luke Young |
| S2 | MD | Nicky Butt | | DR | Jonathan Fortune |
| MD | Eric Djemba-Djemba | | MD | Matt Holland |
| S3 | MD | Darren Fletcher | | MD | Claus Jensen |
| MD | David Bellion | S2 | AM | Graham Stuart |
| S1 | FD | Louis Saha | | FD | Shaun Bartlett |
| FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy | S1 | FD | Jonatan 'JJ' Johansson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Ryan Giggs | S1 | FD | Jason Euell |
| S2 | MD | Roy Keane | S2 | FD | Paolo Di Canio |
| S3 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | S3 | DR | Chris Perry |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Alan Curbishley |