| Manchester United | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | | GK | Shay Given |
| S3 | DR | Gary Neville | | DR | Olivier Bernard |
| S2 | DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Jonathan Woodgate |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| DR | John O'Shea | | MD | Jermaine Jenas |
| MD | Kleberson | | MD | Kieron Dyer |
| MD | Roy Keane | | MD | Gary Speed |
| MD | Paul Scholes | S1 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S1 | WR | Ryan Giggs | | WR | Laurent Robert |
| FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Diego Forlan | S1 | MD | Darren Ambrose |
| S2 | MD | Quinton Fortune | | | |
| S3 | MD | David Bellion | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Bobby Robson |