| Birmingham City | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Maik Taylor | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Kenny Cunningham | | DR | Gary Neville |
| S3 | DR | Jamie Clapham | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Martin Taylor | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Matthew Upson | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| MD | Jiri Jarosik | | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| MD | Nicky Butt | S2 | MD | Alan Smith |
| MD | Damien Johnson | S3 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S1 | MD | Stephen Clemence | S1 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| S2 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Neil Kilkenny | S1 | MD | Ji-Sung Park |
| S2 | FD | Walter Pandiani | S2 | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer |
| S3 | DR | Marcos Painter | S3 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |