| Manchester United | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Gary Neville | | DR | Kenny Cunningham |
| S2 | DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Jamie Clapham |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | DR | Matthew Upson |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | MD | Aliou Cisse |
| S1 | MD | Roy Keane | | MD | David Dunn |
| MD | Paul Scholes | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| MD | Quinton Fortune | S3 | MD | Stephen Clemence |
| MD | Darren Fletcher | S1 | AM | Stan Lazaridis |
| WR | Ryan Giggs | | FD | Mikael Forssell |
| FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy | S2 | FD | Christophe Dugarry |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Diego Forlan | S1 | GK | Ian Bennett |
| S2 | MD | Nicky Butt | S2 | MD | Darren Carter |
| | | S3 | DR | Olivier Tebily |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Steve Bruce |