| Middlesbrough | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Tim Howard |
| S1 | DR | Franck Queudrue | | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | Danny Mills | | DR | Phil Neville |
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Mikael Silvestre |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | Roy Keane |
| MD | Gaizka Mendieta | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| MD | Bolo Zenden | | MD | Quinton Fortune |
| S2 | AM | Jonathan Greening | | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| FD | Juninho | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| FD | Michael Ricketts | S1 | FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S3S1 | DR | Stuart Parnaby | S1 | MD | Nicky Butt |
| S2 | AM | Stewart Downing | | | |
| S3 | FD | Massimo Maccarone | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve McClaren | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |