| Manchester United | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Tim Howard | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| S1 | DR | Wes Brown | | DR | Danny Mills |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Chris Riggott |
| S3 | MD | Nicky Butt | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| S2 | MD | Kleberson | S1 | MD | Gaizka Mendieta |
| MD | Paul Scholes | | MD | Doriva |
| MD | Quinton Fortune | | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| WR | Ryan Giggs | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| FD | Louis Saha | S2 | FD | Juninho |
| FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy | | FD | Joseph-Desire Job |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Phil Neville | S1 | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| S2 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | S2 | DR | Colin Cooper |
| S3 | FD | Diego Forlan | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Steve McClaren |