| Charlton Athletic | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Stephan Andersen | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | | DR | Mikael Silvestre |
| S2 | DR | Radostin Kishishev | | DR | Wes Brown |
| DR | Chris Powell | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Talal El Karkouri | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| MD | Danny Murphy | S3 | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| MD | Darren Ambrose | | MD | Alan Smith |
| MD | Alexei Smertin | S1 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| S1 | WR | Dennis Rommedahl | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| FD | Darren Bent | S2 | FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Jerome Thomas | S1 | MD | Ji-Sung Park |
| S2 | FD | Jay Bothroyd | S2 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| | | S3 | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Curbishley | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |