| Manchester United | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Roy Carroll | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Gary Neville | S1 | DR | Stuart Parnaby |
| DR | Gabriel Heinze | | DR | Tony McMahon |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Chris Riggott |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| S1 | DR | John O'Shea | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Roy Keane | | MD | Gaizka Mendieta |
| AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| WR | Ryan Giggs | S3 | AM | Stewart Downing |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | S2 | AM | James Morrison |
| FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy | | FD | Szilard Nemeth |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Alan Smith | S1 | DR | Colin Cooper |
| | | S2 | MD | Doriva |
| | | S3 | FD | Danny Graham |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Steve McClaren |