| Manchester City | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Roy Carroll |
| DR | Ben Thatcher | | DR | Gary Neville |
| S2 | DR | Danny Mills | | DR | Gabriel Heinze |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Wes Brown |
| MD | Kiki Musampa | S1 | DR | John O'Shea |
| MD | Steve McManaman | | MD | Roy Keane |
| S1 | MD | Joey Barton | S3 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| MD | Antoine Sibierski | | MD | Quinton Fortune |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S2 | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| FD | Robbie Fowler | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Jon Macken | S1 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| S2 | FD | Bradley Wright-Phillips | S2 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| | | S3 | DR | Phil Neville |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |