| Newcastle United | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Roy Carroll |
| S1 | DR | Stephen Carr | | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | Olivier Bernard | | DR | Gabriel Heinze |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Ronny Johnsen | S1 | DR | Mikael Silvestre |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Roy Keane |
| MD | Jermaine Jenas | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S2 | MD | Lee Bowyer | S2 | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| FD | Alan Shearer | S3 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| S3 | FD | Patrick Kluivert | | FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Andy O'Brien | S1 | DR | Wes Brown |
| S2 | MD | Kieron Dyer | S2 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S3 | WR | Laurent Robert | S3 | MD | Alan Smith |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Graeme Souness | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |