| Manchester United | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | | GK | Shaka Hislop |
| DR | Gary Neville | S2 | DR | Boris Zivkovic |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Hayden Foxe |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | DR | Arjan de Zeeuw |
| S1 | MD | Eric Djemba-Djemba | S1 | MD | Tim Sherwood |
| MD | Quinton Fortune | | MD | Nigel Quashie |
| MD | Darren Fletcher | | AM | Steve Stone |
| S3 | WR | Ryan Giggs | | AM | Patrik Berger |
| FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy | | FD | Teddy Sheringham |
| S2 | FD | Diego Forlan | | FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Roy Keane | S1 | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S2 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | S2 | FD | Jason Roberts |
| S3 | MD | David Bellion | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Harry Redknapp |