| Manchester United | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Gary Neville | | DR | Mark Delaney |
| S1 | DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Kleberson | | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| MD | Roy Keane | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| MD | Quinton Fortune | S2 | MD | Peter Whittingham |
| AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | | FD | Dion Dublin |
| S2 | WR | Ryan Giggs | | FD | Darius Vassell |
| S3 | FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy | S1 | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Paul Scholes | S1 | FD | Marcus Allback |
| S2 | MD | David Bellion | S2 | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger |
| S3 | FD | Diego Forlan | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | David O'Leary |