| Portsmouth | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Shaka Hislop | | GK | Roy Carroll |
| DR | David Unsworth | S3 | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | Linvoy Primus | S1 | DR | Phil Neville |
| DR | Dejan Stefanovic | | DR | Gabriel Heinze |
| DR | Arjan de Zeeuw | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| MD | Nigel Quashie | | DR | Mikael Silvestre |
| MD | Amdy Faye | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S2 | AM | Patrik Berger | S2 | MD | Alan Smith |
| FD | Yakubu Ayegbeni | | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| S1 | FD | Diomansy Kamara | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| FD | Lomana LuaLua | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Ricardo Fuller | S1 | MD | Roy Keane |
| S2 | MD | Valery Mezague | S2 | FD | Louis Saha |
| | | S3 | DR | Wes Brown |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Harry Redknapp | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |