| Crystal Palace | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Gabor Kiraly | | GK | Tim Howard |
| DR | Danny Granville | S1 | DR | Phil Neville |
| DR | Emmerson Boyce | | DR | Gabriel Heinze |
| DR | Fitz Hall | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Gonzalo Sorondo | | DR | Mikael Silvestre |
| MD | Mikele Leigertwood | | DR | Wes Brown |
| MD | Tom Soares | | MD | Roy Keane |
| MD | Vassilios Lakis | S2 | MD | Quinton Fortune |
| S1 | AM | Wayne Routledge | S3 | MD | Alan Smith |
| AM | Michael Hughes | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| FD | Andrew Johnson | | FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Gary Borrowdale | S1 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| | | S2 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| | | S3 | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Iain Dowie | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |