| Manchester United | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Roy Carroll | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Gary Neville | S1 | DR | Mark Delaney |
| DR | Gabriel Heinze | | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| MD | Roy Keane | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S2 | MD | Paul Scholes | | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| S1 | MD | Darren Fletcher | S2 | MD | Mathieu Berson |
| AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | | MD | Steven Davis |
| S3 | FD | Wayne Rooney | S3 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| FD | Louis Saha | | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Quinton Fortune | S1 | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| S2 | DR | John O'Shea | S2 | MD | Thomas Hitzlsperger |
| S3 | WR | Ryan Giggs | S3 | FD | Luke Moore |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | David O'Leary |